433, Lot: 620. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (42mm, 51.52 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated
1791 EM. Crowned script IЄ II monogram within laurel and palm wreath; crown above; date across field / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; E м flanking tail; value on banner below. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 682; Bitkin 645; Uzdenikov 2838; Brekke 288. Near EF, brown surfaces. Struck with clashed dies and overstruck on an earlier issue.