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RUSSIA, Tsardom of Rus. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (41mm, 27.96 g, 12h). Novodel issue. Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1725 СПБ. KM 166.1; BIT-H1340. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66 WINGS APPROVED. Incredible deep iridescence over fully prooflike surfaces. Finest example of this rare novodel. Last year of the reign of Peter the Great.


Ex Superior Galleries (7 June 1987), lot 7313.