446, Lot: 555. Estimate $75. Sold for $50. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Anna Ioannovna. 1730-1740. CU Denga (27mm, 7.16 g, 12h). Krasny (Moscow) mint. Dated 1731. 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 9; cf. Bitkin 283; Uzdenikov 2484; Brekke 22. EF, brown surfaces, area of die rust on periphery of reverse.