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Battle of Poltava, 1709, a white metal medal by S. Yudin, date in chronogram, Emperor on horseback left, prostrate soldier below, view of battle in background, rev. Hercules standing facing, holding club, military trophies at his feet, map of battle in background, 65mm (Diakov 27.9). Minor surface corrosion, otherwise about extremely fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £220
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
Battle of Chesme, 1770, a white metal medal by T. Ivanov and S. Yudin, crowned bust right, rev. four Russian ships in foreground, Turkish ships in flames in background, 41mm (Diakov 147.2). Very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £160
Ivan the Terrible, a copper medal, struck c. 1770, by J.B. Gass, crowned bust facing three-quarters right, rev. legend in eight lines, small crown above, 39mm (Diakov 1647). About extremely fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £100
Fedor Alexeievich, a copper medal, struck c. 1770, by J.B. Gass, crowned bust facing three-quarters right, rev. legend in eight lines, small crown above, 39mm (Diakov 1655). About extremely fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £120
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
Hammer Price: £440
Anna Ioannovna, a copper medal, struck c. 1770, unsigned, crowned and mantled bust right, rev. crown above legend in 8 lines, 39mm (Diakov 1659). Minor spotting, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
Hammer Price: £130
KIEV, Svyatoslav I, Peace with the Greeks, 971, a copper medal, struck c. 1783-96, by T. Ivanov and F.W. Gass, half-length helmeted and armoured bust right, holding shield, rev. four standing figures, table and chairs to right, 79mm (Diakov 1750). Extremely fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Peace with Turkey, 1791, a novodel jeton, in gold, crowned cypher in wreath, rev. legend in four lines, 23mm, 3.65g/12h (Diakov 225.9; Bit. 1396). Good very fine or better, extremely rare £2,600-£3,000
£2,600–£3,000
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
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
Visit of Alexander I to England, 1814, a copper medal by T. Webb, laureate bust right, rev. legend within wreath, 53mm (Diakov 384.1; BHM 804; E 1052). Extremely fine £200-£260
Alexander I, a small sulphide portrait, probably French, 16.3 x 13mm (cf. Jokelson p. 44, fig. 34, for a larger portrait after B. Andrieu). As made £70-£90
Hammer Price: £60
Neutralization of Plague in Odessa, 1837, a gold medal, unsigned, crowned royal cypher, rev. за прекращенιе чумьι въ одессб. 1837. in five lines, 18.88g, 28mm (Diakov 535.1). Contact marks in fields and some edge knocks, otherwise good very fine with traces of mint bloom, very rare; with loop for suspension £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £16,000
Treaty of Paris, 1856, a silver medal by V.M. Borrel, bust of Napoleon III left, rev. legend in eleven lines, 37mm, 21.07g (Diakov –; Divo 312, not recorded in silver). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £180
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
Hammer Price: £500
Alexander II, a Bois Durci medal, undated, 110mm (Diakov –). About extremely fine, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £70
Centenary of the Maria Feodorovna Regiment of Cavalry Guards, 1899, a bronze medal by N. Dmitriev, central medallion containing bust of Peter I, imperial eagle perched above, five smaller medallions around containing busts of Nicholas II, Alexander I, Paul I, Maria Pavlovna, and Alexandra Feodorovna, rev. imperial eagle above crossed standards, trumpets and drums, edge inscribed, 80mm (Diakov 1292.1). Very fine, rare £200-£260
Foundation of the Russian Numismatic Society, 1911, a brass medal, unsigned, legend in four lines within ornamented square, rev. date, 35mm (Diakov 1524.1 var.). Some light tooling, otherwise very fine, rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £110
Red Cross, 1915, a bronze medal by A. Jacquard for the Russian Numismatic Society, uniformed bust of soldier facing three-quarters right, wearing overcoat and fur hat, rev. legend within wreath, 40mm (Diakov 1585.3). Good very fine, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £170
Ninth All-Russian Numismatic Conference, Novgorod, 2001, a silver medal, unsigned, arms of Novgorod, rev. view of the St Petersburg Mint, 42mm, 38.47g. As struck £40-£50
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