Russia, Empire. Peter I 'the Great' AR Rouble. St Petersburg mint, 1725. ✠ ПЕТРЬ • I • ИМПЕРАТОРЬ • I САМОДЕРЖЕЦЬ • ВСЕРОССIИСКIИ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; СПБ below bust truncation / МОНЕТА НОВАЯ ЦЕНА РУБЛЬ, crowned cruciform П monogram; I in each quarter, sun in central square, date across fields. Bitkin 1344. 28.34g, 44mm, 10h.
Near Extremely Fine; slight smoothing on cheek. Rare.
From the GK Collection of Russian Coins.