435, Lot: 514. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). 1741-1762. CU Denga (25mm, 8.94 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1748. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb; crown above / Value and date in three lines; all within ornate frame supported by laurels and palm fronds; above, large rosette. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 191; cf. Bitkin 402; Uzdenikov 2529; Brekke 25. EF, chocolate brown surfaces.