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Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), Peace with Sweden, 1790, a novodel silver jeton, unsigned, legend in five lines, rev. olive branch within laurel wreath, edge plain, 22mm, 4.27g (Diakov 221.6 var.; Bit. 1393). Brilliant mint state, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £380
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Death, 1825, a copper medal by A. Klepikov, laureate bust right, snake around, rev. radiant all-seeing eye, 68mm (Diakov 429.2). Extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £420
Russia, Paul I (1796-1801), Rouble, 1798мб, St Petersburg, 20.55g/12h (Bit. 32; Sev. 2429). Small edge split, otherwise good very fine £300-£400
Russia, Elizabeth (1741-62), Battle of Kunersdorf, 1759, a silver medal by T. Ivanov, crowned bust right, rev. soldier standing right, holding flag and spear, battlefield behind, 39mm, 26.89g (Diakov 105.1; Bit. M819). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise fine £300-£400
Catherine the Great, Death, 1796, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, struck at the Soho mint, laureate and crowned bust right, rev. imperial eagle, 29mm (Diakov 238.1; Pollard 11). Extremely fine, scarce £400-£500
Hammer Price: £440
Catherine I, a silver medal, struck c. 1770, by J. G. Waechter, bust left, rev. legend in seven lines, small crown above, 39mm, 22.99g (Diakov 1657). Very fine though reverse spotted, very rare £240-£300
Russia, Paul I (1796-1801), Ten Kopecks, 1798/7мб, St Petersburg (Bit. 79); 5 Kopecks, 1798мб, St Petersburg (Bit. 88); 2 Kopecks (3), 1799, 1800, 1801, all Ekaterinburg (Brekke 75, 79, 84); Kopecks (5), 1797, 1798 (2), 1799, 1800, all Ekaterinburg (Brekke 41, 47, 52, 56); Dengæ (3), 1797, 1799, both Ekaterinburg, 1797, Annensk (Brekke 18, 23, 31); Polushka, 1797, Annensk (Brekke 5) [14]. Varied state £200-£300
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), 20 Kopecks, 1872нι, St Petersburg (Bit. 222), 5 Kopecks (3), 1858, 1865, both Ekaterinburg, 1881, St Petersburg (Brekke 216, 226, 249), 3 Kopecks (3), 1858, 1867, 1873, all Ekaterinburg (Brekke 174, 191, 203), 2 Kopecks, 1863, Ekaterinburg (Brekke 141), Kopecks (2), 1859, Ekaterinburg, 1879, St Petersburg (Brekke 89A, 122), Denezhka, 1857, Ekaterinburg (Brekke 43), together with a bronze medal for the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-8, 27mm (Diakov 845); Alexander...
Hammer Price: £460
Russia, Paul I (1796-1801), Poltina, 1798мб, St Petersburg, 10.09g/12h (Bit. 48; Sev. 2424). Very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £480
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Abolition of Serfdom, 1861, a copper medal by N. Kozin, Alexander II standing facing with arms around peasant and nobleman shaking hands, rev. radiant cross, 68mm (Diakov 702.1). Good extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Quincentenary of the Battle of Kulikovo, 1880, a bronze medal by L. Shteinman and A. Griliches, half-length helmeted and armoured figure of Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy left, holding sword and shield, rev. view of the monument commemorating the battle, 92mm (Diakov 877.1). Minor digs, scratches and edge knocks, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £500-£700
Russia, Peter III (1762), Poltina, 1762ам, Red mint, 11.24g/12h (Bit. 10; Diakov 1; Sev. 1873). Possible traces of mounting on edge, otherwise about very fine, rare £600-£800
Visit of Alexander II to London, 1874, a bronze medal by C. Wiener for the Corporation of the City of London, bust left, rev. Londinia welcoming the Czar, Peace standing behind, 77mm (Diakov 807.1; W & E 1225.1; BHM 2981; E 1634). Extremely fine; in maroon leather gilt-blocked case of issue £500-£700
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Visit of Alexander I to Paris, 1814, a silver medal by B. Andrieu, laureate bust right, rev. Genius seated left, inscribing tablet, tree behind, 40mm, 37.21g (Diakov 378.1; Bramsen 1464). Some marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine and toned £400-£500
Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), Count Grigory Grigorievich Orlov, 1771, a copper medal by G.C. and J.G. Waechter, similar, 92mm (Diakov 155.1; BDM VI, 339). Extremely fine, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Two Kopecks (16), 1857-8, 1862-3, 1865-70 inclusive, 1873-5 inclusive, all Ekaterinburg, 1868, 1876, both St Petersburg, 1859, Warsaw (Brekke 127-8, 133, 139, 141, 146-8, 151-3, 155, 160-2, 164); Kopecks (17), 1855-66, 1868-9, 1872, 1875, all Ekaterinburg, 1861, Warsaw (Brekke 81, 83, 86-7, 89, 91, 93-5, 97, 99, 101-2, 106, 108, 114, 117); Denezhkas (11), 1855-8 inclusive, 1860-2 inclusive, 1864, all Ekaterinburg, 1855-6, 1860, all Warsaw (Brekke 38-40, 41A,...
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Triple Alliance, 1813, a silver medal by K. Lesser, conjoined busts of Franz II of Austria, Alexander I of Russia and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia right, rev. Pallas standing left, holding spear and shield, 40mm, 19.67g (Diakov 365.2; Bramsen 1251). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £600
Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), Unveiling of the Peter I Monument, St Petersburg, 1782, a copper medal by C. Leberecht, laureate bust left, rev. view of the monument, 65mm (Diakov 194.5; BDM III, 354). Extremely fine and very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £650
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Pattern Poltina, in copper, undated [1804], unsigned [by C.H. Küchler], armoured bust right, rev. imperial eagle, edge plain, 27mm, 9.41g/12h (Bit. 921; Diakov 293.2). Extremely fine, rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £700
Nicholas II (1894-1917), Ten Roubles, 1909эб, St Petersburg (Bit. 14; Sev. 589; KM. Y64; F 179). Virtually as struck [slabbed PCGS MS 63] £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £750
Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), 50th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Academy of Sciences, 1776, a silver medal by P.W. Gass, laureate bust of Peter I right, петръ великιи импер, основ акад 1725 below, rev. екатерина ιι ιмп всерос, laureate bust of Catherine II left, покров акад 1776 below, 28mm, 8.75g (Diakov 171.4). Good extremely fine, attractively toned, rare £900-£1,200
Russia, Paul I (1796-1801), Coronation, a silver medal by C. Leberecht, undated [1797], uniformed bust right, б м павелъ ι nмператоръ n самодержецъ всеросс, rev. cross, 44mm, 32.47g (Diakov 243.7; BDM III, 354). Some marks in fields, otherwise good very fine £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £800
Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), ‘Usefulness’, an octagonal silver medal by T. Ivanov and S. Yudin, undated, crowned bust right with initials t.i.f below, rev. полезное, bee above rose-bush, beehive to right, 34mm, 12.70g (Diakov 234 var.). Extremely fine and very rare £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £850
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra, 1896, a silver medal by A. Vasyutinsky, conjoined heads left, rev. crowned imperial eagle, 51mm, 69.02g (Diakov 1206.2). Lightly polished, otherwise about extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £900
Nicholas II (1894-1917), 15 Roubles, 1897аг, St Petersburg, wide rim (Bit. 1; Sev. 562; KM. Y65.1; F 180). Extremely fine [slabbed PCGS MS 61] £900-£1,200
Patriotic War of 1812, bronze medals (12), struck c. 1834-6, by A. Klepikov and A. Lyalin, National Militia, Battle of Maly Yaroslavets, Battle of Krasny, Battle of Berezin, Crossing Russian Border, Liberation of Berlin, Battle of Kulm, Liberation of Amsterdam, Passage Across the Rhine, Battle of Briene, Battle of Fer-Shampenuase, Conquest of Paris, all 65mm (Diakov 1762, 1765-7, 1769-70, 1773, 1775-7, 1779-80) [12]. Very fine or better; housed in a custom-made fitted wooden box £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,000
Alexander II (1855-81), Five Roubles, 1863MИ, St Petersburg (Bit. 9; Sev. 477; KM. YB26; F 163). Virtually as struck [slabbed PCGS MS 63] £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,200
Nicholas II (1894-1917), Ten Roubles, 1911эб, St Petersburg (Bit. 16; Sev. 593; KM. Y64; F 179). Reverse hairlined and a scratch to right of eagle, otherwise virtually as struck [slabbed PCGS MS 65] £1,500-£2,000
Russia, Anna (1730-40), Victory at Azov, 1736, a silver medal by P.P. Werner, anna ivanowna d g rvssiæ imperatrix, crowned bust right, rev. occidentem respicit et orientem, Russian eagle atop pedestal, female figure with horse to left, Oriental figure with camel to right, pace evrop promota tartaris vict tanai liberato 1736 in exergue, 43mm, 29.04g (Diakov 76.1). Some contact marks, otherwise very fine and very rare £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,300
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Centenary of the Foundation of the Ministry of War, 1902, a silver medal by A. Vasyutinsky, conjoined heads of Alexander I and Nicholas II left, rev. to left, male youth standing left holding sword and wreath, to right Athena or Pallas seated left holding spear and shield, 64mm, 133.75g (Diakov 1352.1). Small edge nick, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,400
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Roubles (2), 1895аг, St Petersburg (Bit. 38), 1896аг, St Petersburg, Coronation type (Bit. 322); 50 Kopecks (3), 1896-7, Paris, 1899аг, St Petersburg (Bit. 75, 196-7); 25 Kopecks, 1895, St Petersburg (Bit. 95); 20 Kopecks (3), 1903ар, 1907эб, 1911эб, all St Petersburg (Bit. 103, 107, 111); 15 Kopecks (12), 1897аг, 1898аг, 1899аг, 1900фз, 1902ар, 1903ар, 1906эб, 1907эб, 1909эб, 1911эб, 1913вс, 1915вс, all St Petersburg (Bit....
Russia, Paul I (1796-1801), Imperial Russian Academy, a silver medal, unsigned and undated, crowned royal cypher, rev. owl atop globe, holding caduceus, key and lyre, all resting on book on pedestal, 38mm, 9.66g (Diakov 257.1). Extremely fine with some toning, scarce £500-£700
Hammer Price: £1,500
Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), Smolny Convent, a silver award medal for Viticulture, undated, by T. Ivanov and J.C.G. Jaeger, laureate bust left, екатерина ιι, rev. тако созръвають, eight grape vines, sunburst above, за отличность in exergue, 54mm, 73.86g (Diakov 130.2; BDM III, 53). Lightly polished, otherwise very fine and very rare £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,600
Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), Recompense for Labour, a silver medal, undated, by J.B. Gass and G.C. Waechter, crowned bust right, б м екатерина ιι ιмперат и самодер всероссιиск, rev. за труды воздаянιе, Ceres seated left beneath palm tree, holding caduceus and wreath, farmer ploughing field in background to right, 66mm, 95.20g (Diakov 142.1). Two scratches in reverse field and some minor discolouration, otherwise extremely fine,...
Hammer Price: £1,700
Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), Peace with Sweden, 1790, a silver medal by T. Ivanov and P.W. Gass, crowned bust right, б м екатерина ιι ιмперат и самодерж всероссιйс, rev. сосъдственный и въчный, olive branch within wreath, миръ съ швецιею заклю ченъ 3 августа 1790 года in exergue, 66mm, 100.73g (Diakov 221.3 var.). Small flaw on reverse rim, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, very...
Hammer Price: £1,900
Construction of Taganrog Harbour, 1709, an oval silver medal by Ι.П. [?], uniformed bust right, rev. plan of the fortress and harbour, 41 x 37mm, 29.89g (Diakov 29.4). Lightly cleaned and fields somewhat stippled, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare in silver £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £2,000
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Centenary of the Battle of Leipzig, 1913, a silver medal, unsigned, issued by Klebnikov & Sons, chapel, не намъ не намъ а имени твоему, date in exergue, rev. въ память 22000 русскихъ воиновъ павшихъ въ бою подъ лейпцигомъ 4 5 6 и 7 октября 1813 in seven lines, 76mm, 197.03g (Diakov 1554.1 var.). Polished, otherwise good very fine, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Russia, Paul I (1796-1801), School of the Order of St Catherine, a silver award medal by C. Leberecht and V. Alexeev, awarded in 1880, uniformed bust right with initials c.l.f. and k.b.a. below, б м павелъ ι императоръ и самодержецъ всеросс, rev. посъти виноградъ сей, eight grapevines, sunburst above, за отличιе and date in exergue, edge inscribed, 51mm, 52.27g (Diakov 258 var.). Fields brushed, otherwise about extremely fine,...
Hammer Price: £2,200
Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), First Battle of Rochensalm, 1789, a novodel silver medal by T. Ivanov, crowned bust right, б м екатерина ιι ιмп исамод всеросс, rev. за храбость на водахъ финскихъ августа 13 1789 года in six lines, 40mm, 17.71g (Diakov 217.2; Bit. M1346). Extremely fine and toned, rare £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,400
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Foundation of the St Petersburg Bourse, 1805, a silver medal by C. Leberecht, uniformed bust right, б м александръ ι императоръ и самодержецъ всеросс, rev. движимъ пользою, Bourse building between two lighthouses, boats on river in foreground, заложена 1805 лъта ιюня 23 дня in exergue, 52mm, 50.60g (Diakov 297.1; BDM III, 354). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine,...
Hammer Price: £2,800
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