Foreign Coins and Medals, Russia, Peter I, the Great, copper memorial medal, 1725, by Jacques Antoine Dassier, draped, laureate and armoured bust r., rev. figures of Neptune and Bellona, city and ships beyond, 38mm. (Diakov 63.12; Eisler 138; Reichel 1549; Iversen 57/5), nicely patinated, good very fine, perhaps better
The reverse commemorates two of Peter's greatest accomplishments: the creation of the Baltic fleet and the construction of St Petersburg. (220 - 260 GBP)