Roma Numismatics Ltd. E-SALE 73 Лот №1431

Аукцион: Roma Numismatics Ltd. E-SALE 73

Лот: 1431

Завершен: 23.07.2020

Russia, Kiev. Vladimir Sviatoslavich 'the Great', as Grand Prince of Kiev (980-1015) AR Srebrennik. Circa 980-1015. Prince facing, holding cross / Royal tamgha of the Rurik dynasty in the form of a diving falcon. Sotnikova & Spasski, Russian coins of the X-XI centuries A.D., 22-1; R. Kaim, Die Altrussische Münzgeschichte und die Prägungen von 1350-1700 p. 4013. 0.98g. Condition as seen. Of the greatest rarity, and of considerable historical and numismatic importance. Ex Editions V. Gadoury, 15 November 2019, lot 1924 (hammer: EUR 2,300). Vladimir Sviatoslavich, called 'the Great', was Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015. This, like the few other surviving coins of this period, represents an important historical document of the emergence of Russia from the dark ages, the first employment of what would become the Kievan national emblem, and the emergence of Russia as a distinct nation-state.