438, Lot: 676. Estimate $100. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (43mm, 51.97 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1793 EM. Crowned script IЄ II 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. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 733; Bitkin 647; Uzdenikov 2857; Brekke 296. EF, brown surfaces.