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Sold on 17 September 2019

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A Collection of Russian Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman

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№ 564

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17 September 2019

Hammer Price:
£340

Russia, Catherine the Great (1762-96), Imperial Russian Academy, 1783, a square silver medal, unsigned, royal cypher within wreath within circle, rev. owl atop globe, holding caduceus, key and lyre, all resting on book on pedestal, all within circle, 35mm, 10.96g (Diakov 199.6). Minor discolouration on reverse, otherwise extremely fine £300-£400