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LOT 3512
Russia. 1917 Revolution AR 25 Kopeks. Dated 1896. Countermarked on 25 Kopeks of Tsar Nikolai II Aleksandrovich. St. Petersburg or Paris mint.
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС., bare head to left; octagonal countermark: ''Deposition of the Romanov Dynasty. March 1917” in Russian / 25 КОПѢЕКЪ 1896 Г., crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, with shields arranged across wings, and holding sceptre and orb; crown with ribbons above. For undertype cf. Y 57; cf. Bitkin 95-99, 202. Very Fine.(4.96gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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