RUSSIA, Tsardom of Rus. Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov. 1645-1676. AR Yefimok (42mm, 28.17 g). Dated 1655. 1655 in rectangular counterstamp and circular counterstamp of Alexei on horseback right, holding scepter, on a 1640 Taler of Basel, Switzerland. Spassky p. 127, fig. 91, 13-5; cf. Spassky, Yefimoks 1493 (this coin illustrated); KM – (unlisted host). For host: HMZ 2-78o. Toned. Countermark VF. Host VF.
From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Willy Fuchs Collection (Sotheby's, 24 April 1997), lot 172, purchased from Krojer, 5 February 1976.