RUSSIAN COINS AND MEDALS, Catherine II the Great, 1762-1796, Medals of Catherine II, Medal. Gilt Bronze, "Fire-Gold". 51.7 mm. By J.G. Waechter. In Honor of Count Alexey Bestuzhev-Riumin, 1762. Diakov 111.1, Reichel 4461. Bewigged and Mantled bust of the Count l. wearing Order, four-line inscription below with engraver's initials / Two rocky promontories in the sea, one receiving the sun's rays, the other struck by lightning. Some friction hairlines in the field. Uncirculated
Estimate: $650