Live auction - fwo_865604 - RUSSIA - CATHERINE II 20 Kopecks 1772 Saint-Petersbourg

RUSSIA - CATHERINE II 20 Kopecks 1772 Saint-Petersbourg XF

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Estimate :	200 €
Price :	145 €
Maximum bid :	150 €
End of the sale :	24 October 2023 20:07:55
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 20 Kopecks

Date: 1772

Mint name / Town : Saint-Petersbourg

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 750 ‰

Diameter : 24,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 4,48 g.

Edge : cordonnée

Coments on the condition:

Patine légèrement tachée

Catalogue references :

KM/WC.18/63a.2 - SEM.141 - WOL120

Obverse

Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE CYRILLIQUE).

Obverse description : Buste à droite de Catherine II de Russie.

Obverse translation : (Par la grâce de Dieu, Catherine II impératrice et autocrate de toute la Russie).

Reverse

Reverse legend : ...1772....

Reverse description : Aigle bicéphale couronné, timbré d’un cartouche contenant “20”.

Commentary

Il est difficile de se procurer un exemplaire sans trop d’usure pour ce type, destiné à une circulation quotidienne et intensive. L‘exemplaire présenté ici est très beau.