Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2015 ANA Auction - Sessions B-C 14 August 2015
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RUSSIA. Construction of the Blagoveshchensk Bridge of the Neva River Silver Medal, 1850.
75.15 mm; 160.05 gms. Dia-594.1; Smir-549. By A. Klepikov & A Lyalin. RARE. Struck in silver. Double-headed Imperial eagle soaring over completed bridge; Reverse: Hercules and Minerva cross flowing river from river goddess's urn. An excellent strike with prooflike fields and richly detailed designs. Nice old collection toning throughout. Some minor contact marks to rim and a few in fields. A choice example that is a pleasure to behold. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Estimate: $8000.00- $10000.00
75.15 mm; 160.05 gms. Dia-594.1; Smir-549. By A. Klepikov & A Lyalin. RARE. Struck in silver. Double-headed Imperial eagle soaring over completed bridge; Reverse: Hercules and Minerva cross flowing river from river goddess's urn. An excellent strike with prooflike fields and richly detailed designs. Nice old collection toning throughout. Some minor contact marks to rim and a few in fields. A choice example that is a pleasure to behold. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Estimate: $8000.00- $10000.00