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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.).
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Good Very Fine.
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Russian Empire. Nicholas II Nickel Pattern 10 Kopeks. Dated 1911. Saint Petersburg, mint. Elikum Babayants, mintmaster.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,510
1911 ГОДА, double-headed imperial eagle with crown above, holding sceptre and orb, shield of St. George on breast with eight provincial coats-of-arms on wings, ribbons on crown, Э Б flanking / РОССIИСКАЯ МОНЕТА above and 10 КОПѢЕКЪ beneath large 10. Bitkin 354(R3); Uzdenikov 4047; Brekke 2; KM Pn161. 4.32gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Extremely rare pattern coin.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
