Watch List notes:

RUSSIA, Empire. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). 1741-1762. AR Rouble (41mm, 25.54 g, 12h). Krasny (Red) mint. Dated 1747 MMA. Б · M · EЛИCBETЬ · I · IMП · ICAMOД : BCEPOCC :, crowned and draped bust right; м · м · Д below / MOHETA · P(OУ)БЛЬ · 17 47, double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; imperial crown above. Edge: MAHEHOΓO (diamond-shaped flower) ДBOPA (two diamond-shaped flowers) MOCKOBCBOГO (four diamond-shaped flowers). Diakov 1; Bitkin 119; Severin 1514; Uzdenikov 0809. EF, attractive iridescent toning. Rare.


From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (22 July 1992), lot 1463.