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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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Nicholas I copper "Marriage" Medallic Rouble 1841 MS61 NGC, Bitkin-M904 (R3), Sev-3374A (RR), Diakov-563,2. 36mm. Plain edge with no initials below shield. By H. Gube. Issued to commemorate the marriage of Grand Duke Alexander (Alexander II) to Maria of Hesse-Darmstadt. Obv. Conjoined portraits of Alexander and Maria left. Rev. Crowned shield with ciphers of Alexander and Maria with supporters Cupid and Psyche. Bold strike, with chocolate-brown patina. Light marks on Alexander's head with some reverse staining. The only example with have seen of this type in copper. Ex. Baldwin's, Markov, and M&M New York Sale XXVI, January 6, 2011, Lot 1293 where it sold for the hammer price of $12,500.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD
Nicholas I copper "Marriage" Medallic Rouble 1841 MS61 NGC, Bitkin-M904 (R3), Sev-3374A (RR), Diakov-563,2. 36mm. Plain edge with no initials below shield. By H. Gube. Issued to commemorate the marriage of Grand Duke Alexander (Alexander II) to Maria of Hesse-Darmstadt. Obv. Conjoined portraits of Alexander and Maria left. Rev. Crowned shield with ciphers of Alexander and Maria with supporters Cupid and Psyche. Bold strike, with chocolate-brown patina. Light marks on Alexander's head with some reverse staining. The only example with have seen of this type in copper. Ex. Baldwin's, Markov, and M&M New York Sale XXVI, January 6, 2011, Lot 1293 where it sold for the hammer price of $12,500.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD