435, Lot: 548. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 2 Kopeks (34mm, 21.08 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1775 EM. Crowned script IЄ II monogram; date across field; all within laurel and palm wreath / St. Georgii right on horseback, spearing Dragon recumbent below; value on banner below. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 334; Bitkin 677; Uzdenikov 2735; Brekke 167. Good VF, red-brown surfaces, a couple of spots of hard green on reverse.