RUSSIAN COINS. Cipher series. 4 Kopecks 1796. 32 mm. 20.47 gm. Edge 5. Bit 917 (R3), B 22 (RRR), Uzd 2921 (RRR). Overstruck on a 2 Kopecks of Catherine II, with some portions of the undertype clearly visible. Extremely rare original. Some graininess. Dark olive-brown patina, near black. Very fine
Estimate: $7500