Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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RUSSIA. Kiev. Grivna Ingot, ND (ca. 11th-13th Century). VERY FINE.
78 x 38 mm; 193.95 gms. cf.Spassky-Fig. 43; cf.Kaim-32; cf.Petrov-347. Manufactured during the so-called "coin-less period" when the circulation of coinage from Western Europe had been suspended, ingots such as this became the primary form of specie to circulate in Russia. An interesting piece of Russian and Ukrainian history. Some crystallization on obverse with minor incrustation. Light attractive tone. VERY FINE.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00
78 x 38 mm; 193.95 gms. cf.Spassky-Fig. 43; cf.Kaim-32; cf.Petrov-347. Manufactured during the so-called "coin-less period" when the circulation of coinage from Western Europe had been suspended, ingots such as this became the primary form of specie to circulate in Russia. An interesting piece of Russian and Ukrainian history. Some crystallization on obverse with minor incrustation. Light attractive tone. VERY FINE.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00