Sale: Triton X, Lot: 1271. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Tsars of Russia. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. AV 2 Roubles (2.51 g, 12h). Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1786/5. “By the grace of God, Ekaterina II, Emp(ress) and Autocrat of all Russia,” in Cyrillic; mintmark in exergue, crowned bust right / “Money weight 2 Roubles” • 17–86/5 in Cyrillic, crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb; coat-of-arms of Moskva on breast; above, imperial crown. Bitkin -; Uzdenikov -; Friedberg 134; KM -; UBS 53, lot 2027. Good VF, polished. Extremely rare; only the second example to appear at auction.