RUSSIA, Alexander II, Coronation, 1856, a silver medal by A. Lyalin and M. Kuchkin, bust right, rev. crowned double-headed eagle, 64mm, 122.30g (Diakov 653.1; Iversen VII/1). Trifling surface marks on obverse and a small reverse edge nick at 3 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine, the obverse dark-toned, rare £1,500-2,000

Provenance: DNW Auction 85, 17 March 2010, lot 946