435, Lot: 493. Estimate $75. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). 1741-1762. CU 5 Kopeks (42mm, 55.82 g, 12h). Small 6 in date. Krasny (Moscow) mint. Dated 1761 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; value on banner below. Edge: cross hatched. Cf. Diakov 567; cf. Bitkin 390; cf. Uzdenikov 2615; cf. Brekke 129 (all refs for type). Near VF, brown surfaces.