3 Kopecks 1898 CПБ. PATTERN. Berlin mint.
Backwards 8981, Б.П.С. 10.35 g. Date and legend on reverse in retrograde. Bitkin 374 (R2), B 8 (RR), KM-Pn157. Very rare. Ones in NGC holder 'AU 55 Brown'. Now removed. Good extremely fine.
Ex Stack's Bowers Galleries Sale, New York, January 10, 2015, lot 1599.