434, Lot: 499. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (42.5mm, 48.61 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1788/7 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. Cf. Diakov 596; cf. Bitkin 642; cf. Uzdenikov 2792; cf. Brekke 268 (all refs for type). Near EF, brown surfaces, reverse struck with clashed die.