Coins and Historical Medals

RUSSIA, Establishment of the Navy, 1696, a silver medal by S. Ivanov & V. Alexeev (after S. Yudin & J.G. Waechter), petrvs alexii filivs d g tzar et magnvs dvx totivs rvssiæ, laureate, armoured and draped bust of Peter I right, rev. facta pvta qvæcvnqve ivbes ovid, Neptune in sea chariot greeted by Russia standing on shore, primordia rvssicae classis mdcxcvi in exergue, 67mm, 151.22g (Diakov 4.4). Some surface marks, uneven toning on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £6,000-£8,000