Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction #3066 Лот №30409

Аукцион: Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction #3066

Лот: 30409

Завершен: 17.08.2018

Russia: Catherine I gold Coronation Jeton 1724 AU53 NGC

Catherine I gold Coronation Jeton 1724 AU53 NGC, Bit-Ж 3881_x000D_ (R3), Diakov-60.10 (R3) Smirnov-212, Rudenko-1724.n4. Obv._x000D_ Four-line inscription, "Empress Catherine Crowned in Moscow._x000D_ 1724." Rev. Imperial crown on a cushion, on an inscribed_x000D_ pedestal with, "With Lord and Emperor" above and "Public Joy," in_x000D_ one line below. Slightly wavy flan, with bold strike for the issue_x000D_ and light contact marks. While the design is virtually identical to_x000D_ the pieces pictured in Bitkin and Diakov, the inscription below the_x000D_ pedestal is in one line, not the two lines as seen in all of the_x000D_ examples we could find. An extremely rare issue in gold, and a very_x000D_ elusive variety.