RUSSIAN COINS AND MEDALS, , Pre-Petrine Coinage, Kievan Rus', Vladimir I, the Great, 980-1015. Srebrennik. 2.52 gm. Type II, ca. 1010-1015. S/S 71. Nimbate figure of Prince Vladimir standing facing, holding long cross in his left hand, his right hand on his chest, legend around / Vladimir's trident tamgha. Very rare and historically important. Better than normally seen.Very fine
Estimate: $3,000