RUSSIAN COINS. Cipher series. 4 Kopecks 1796. Recoinage of 1796 – Cipher Series. Copper standard 32 Roubles / Pood. 16.46 gm. Overstruck. Ekaterinburg mint lettered edge. Bit 916 (R4), B 21 (RRR), Ilyin (30 Rubl.), Uzd 2921 (RRR). Parts of the undertype visible, including '7' of date. Important and a major Russian numismatic rarity missing in most collections, including the Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich!. Very fine
Estimate: $15000