RUSSIAN COINS AND MEDALS, Pre-Petrine Coinage, Kievan Rus', Vladimir I, the Great, 980-1015. Srebrennik. 1.65 gm. Type III. Cf.S/S 132. Crowned figure of Prince Vladimir seated facing on a throne with a high-back, wearing a fibula and a necklace, holding long cross with both hands / the Prince's tamgha, legend around. Very debased silver. Extremely rare. Ragged flan with pieces of edge missing, surface corrosion. In terms of actual wear.Fine
Estimate: $1,500