Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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RUSSIA. Gold 4 Ducats Novodel, ND ("1613-45") (struck ca. 19th Century). St. Petersburg Mint. Michael I Feodorovich. NGC MS-63.
Fr-27; Kaim-1410. Both sides of this engaging later striking feature a crowned imperial double eagle, with the difference being the design of the shield on the breast feathers. While one side exhibits St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, the other displays what appears to be a unicorn. This latter imagery, however, likely relates to Russian folklore, in which the "indrik-beast" (индрик-зверь) is believed to be the king of all animals, having the body of a bull, the legs of a deer, the head of a horse, and a horn near its snout--ultimately yielding a pseudo-unicorn flair. Quite sharply struck and exceptionally brilliant, with charming eye appeal and a great deal of RARITY.
Estimate: $10000 - $15000
Fr-27; Kaim-1410. Both sides of this engaging later striking feature a crowned imperial double eagle, with the difference being the design of the shield on the breast feathers. While one side exhibits St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, the other displays what appears to be a unicorn. This latter imagery, however, likely relates to Russian folklore, in which the "indrik-beast" (индрик-зверь) is believed to be the king of all animals, having the body of a bull, the legs of a deer, the head of a horse, and a horn near its snout--ultimately yielding a pseudo-unicorn flair. Quite sharply struck and exceptionally brilliant, with charming eye appeal and a great deal of RARITY.
Estimate: $10000 - $15000