18 July 2019
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Peter the Great
Almost 200 lots of coins dating from the 14th century to the present day will be offered at the Dix Noonan Webb Russian Coins & Historical Medals sale on 17 September 2019.
The coins and medals depict many of the significant figures and key historic moments in Russian history and the most important part of the sale is an old collection of Russian historical medals, mostly formed in the 1960s and 1970s and includes coins from the reigns of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.
Collection highlights
Three highlights from this collection include an extremely fine and very rare silver medal from the
reign of Tsar Peter the Great (1682-1725), dating from 1704 and commemorating the Capture of Narva, by I. Konstantinov. The medal, estimated at £3,000-4,000, portrays a uniformed laureate bust of Peter I on one side and a view of the bombardment of Narva on the other.
reign of Tsar Peter the Great (1682-1725), dating from 1704 and commemorating the Capture of Narva, by I. Konstantinov. The medal, estimated at £3,000-4,000, portrays a uniformed laureate bust of Peter I on one side and a view of the bombardment of Narva on the other.
An extremely fine and very rare silver medal depicting the Coronation of Catherine the Great (1762-96) from 1762, by T. Ivanov and G.C. Waechter, showing a crowned bust of the Empress on one side and Russia and Faith standing at an altar, with Providence in the cloud above holding a crown and sceptre, on the other, is expected to fetch £3,000-£4,000.
Also of note is an extremely fine and extremely rare silver medal of Catherine the Great (1762-96), dating from 1771 by G.C. and J.G. Waechter. On one side of the medal is a portrait of the Empress,
who was the country's longest-ruling female leader, while the other side shows Count Grigory Grigorievich Orlov on horseback with a view of Moscow in the background.
who was the country's longest-ruling female leader, while the other side shows Count Grigory Grigorievich Orlov on horseback with a view of Moscow in the background.
Count Orlov led the coup which overthrew Catherine's husband Peter III and installed Catherine as empress. This medal is estimated at £9,000-£12,000.
Auction details
The auction will be held at the premises of Dix Noonan Webb on 19 September 2019. For details visit their website.
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