Russia, Kiev, silver Grivna, 12th-13th century, in the form of a cast hexagonal ingot, 73mm x 34mm x 10mm, 159.53g (Spassky p.64). The ‘rough’ side with many cast marks, the smoother side with contemporary test cuts and scratches, good condition, very rare [Plate I] £1,500-2,000

Provenance: Gorny & Mosch Auktion 143 (Munich), 17 October 2005, lot 5738