439, Lot: 651. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (41mm, 44.15 g, 12h). Ekaterinberg mint. Dated 1778 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 384; Bitkin 627; Uzdenikov 2745; Brekke 23. EF, brown surfaces, small die break on obverse.