Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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RUSSIA. Peter I/Visit to Europe Silver Medal, 1698. NGC MS-61.
Dia-6.3 (R2). By C. Wermuth. Diameter: 21mm. Obverse: Laureate, mantled, and armored bust right; Reverse: Hercules, with head facing and with club over shoulder, advancing left; cityscape at a distance in background. Edge: PERLVSTRAT TERRAS. A VERY RARE commemorative of German origin on account of Peter's travels to Europe, this enchanting specimen, seemingly a bit conservatively graded, presents a wondrous cabinet tone with some tinges of champagne highlighting the protected areas. From the same obverse die as Dia-6.2, though that type had developed an extensive die crack running through the upper right portion of the obverse legend. Though Dia-6.2 and Dia-6.3 are listed as the same rarity, auction records, and the lack of other examples cited in Diakov itself would indicate that the present type--Dia-6.3--is much more difficult to obtain, especially this wondrous. To view all items from the Sigma Collection, click here.
From the Sigma Collection.
Estimate: $2000 - $4000
Dia-6.3 (R2). By C. Wermuth. Diameter: 21mm. Obverse: Laureate, mantled, and armored bust right; Reverse: Hercules, with head facing and with club over shoulder, advancing left; cityscape at a distance in background. Edge: PERLVSTRAT TERRAS. A VERY RARE commemorative of German origin on account of Peter's travels to Europe, this enchanting specimen, seemingly a bit conservatively graded, presents a wondrous cabinet tone with some tinges of champagne highlighting the protected areas. From the same obverse die as Dia-6.2, though that type had developed an extensive die crack running through the upper right portion of the obverse legend. Though Dia-6.2 and Dia-6.3 are listed as the same rarity, auction records, and the lack of other examples cited in Diakov itself would indicate that the present type--Dia-6.3--is much more difficult to obtain, especially this wondrous. To view all items from the Sigma Collection, click here.
From the Sigma Collection.
Estimate: $2000 - $4000