RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 2 Kopeks (36mm, 18.74 g, 12h). Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1765 C · ΠM. Crowned script IЄ II monogram; date across field; all within laurel and palm wreath / St. Georgii right on horseback, spearing Dragon recumbent below; value on banner below; с · п м across field. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 103; Bitkin 582; Uzdenikov 2665; Brekke 149. Fine, brown surfaces. Overstruck on a 1762 4 kopeks of Petr III Fyodorovitch.