435, Lot: 489. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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RUSSIA, Empire. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). 1741-1762. CU 5 Kopeks (43mm, 51.35 g, 12h). Krasny (Moscow) mint. Dated
1759 MM. Crowned script ЄЄ monogram; date across field; all within laurel and palm wreath / 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 528; Bitkin 388; Uzdenikov 2591; Brekke 125. VF, red-brown surfaces.