The New York Sale The New York Sale XXIX Лот №2055

Аукцион: The New York Sale The New York Sale XXIX

Лот: 2055

Завершен: 05.01.2012

Part I: Russian Coins & Medals . Anna, . Much Celebrated 1736 Hedlinger Rouble. Rouble 1736. “Hedlinger Rouble.” 25.39 gm. Second bodice variety. Bit 224 (R3), Diakov 14, JRNS p.63, Petrov (100 Rubl.), Sev 1235 (RRR), Uzd 0727 (RRR), Zander p.52. Certified b NGC VF Details, Surface hairlines. A Classic Russian rarity. Light gray. Very fine The renowned ‘Hedlinger Rouble’ is so named after the great Swiss-born medallist Johann Carl Hedlinger. Both Peter the Great and later Anna Ioannovna were much impressed by Hedlinger and repeatedly tried to lure him away from his post as chief medallist at the Stockholm mint to work in Russia. Finally, in 1735, with the help of the Swedish king, Anna succeeded in bringing him to Russia for two years. From 1736-1737, Hedlinger worked at the Temporary Mint in the Palace of Prince Nicholas Prozorovsky in St. Petersburg. There he designed, cut the dies and supervised the striking of the 1736 Rouble. As the mint had not been fully equipped, it was lacking the tool to apply regular edging to the coins. Thus a locally improvised implement was used which produced the “Prozorovsky” edge peculiar to the Hedlinger Roubles that collectors today so prize. According to the Mint report, only 2,671 such Roubles were struck.