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CCE Signature Sale 3054 7-8 April 2017
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Nicholas I silver Specimen Medal for the "Heroic Deed of Brig Mercury" 1829 SP64 PCGS, engraved by A. Lyalin, from a model by Count Feodor Tolstoy, in 1838, Diakov-1791 (R3), Smirnov-442, 65mm. From the "Crimean War Series." Obv. Crowned two-headed eagle, with orb and scepter, within wreath. Rev. Warrior, with flag and shield, standing on shell, with kneeling enemy on each side, Deed of Brig Mercury above. Well struck, with prooflike fieldsand a bold strike. Gray patina, with hints of blue and gold. Rare!
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
Nicholas I silver Specimen Medal for the "Heroic Deed of Brig Mercury" 1829 SP64 PCGS, engraved by A. Lyalin, from a model by Count Feodor Tolstoy, in 1838, Diakov-1791 (R3), Smirnov-442, 65mm. From the "Crimean War Series." Obv. Crowned two-headed eagle, with orb and scepter, within wreath. Rev. Warrior, with flag and shield, standing on shell, with kneeling enemy on each side, Deed of Brig Mercury above. Well struck, with prooflike fieldsand a bold strike. Gray patina, with hints of blue and gold. Rare!
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD