Watch List notes:

RUSSIAN COINS AND HISTORICAL MEDALS, MEDALS OF ALEXANDER III, 1881-1894, Medal. Silver. Unsigned. 39.5 mm. On the Death of Emperor Alexander III, 1894. Diakov--, apparently unlisted. Uniformed bust of Alexander III right with the shoulder in very high relief / 17-line legend in Cyrillic reviewing Alexander the Third's reign. Very rare. Obverse friction hairlines in prooflike fields. Deep steely gray with pale vermillion peripheral hues. Brilliant uncirculated

Ex 'Virgil M. Brand, Chicago' Collection. Spink & Son, Numismatics Ltd., Zürich , April 15-16, 1986, lot 216. With sale envelope

Estimate: $ 2,000