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RUSSIA, Empire. Ivan VI Antonovich (Ioann III). 1740-1741. AR Rouble (40mm, 12h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1741 СПБ. NGC AU 58.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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RUSSIA, Empire. Ivan VI Antonovich (Ioann III). 1740-1741. AR Rouble (40mm, 12h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1741 СПБ. Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger; collared coat-of-arms on breast; crown above. Diakov 6; Bitkin 21; KM 207.2. Toned with hints of luster. In NGC encapsulation 6906892-001, graded AU 58. Rare. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
Diakov notes that Ivan’s successor, Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth), “considered the destruction of Ioann III coins to be one of her objectives.” 665,000 roubles of Ivan’s coins were returned and melted or restruck. (Diakov p. 123)
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
Diakov notes that Ivan’s successor, Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth), “considered the destruction of Ioann III coins to be one of her objectives.” 665,000 roubles of Ivan’s coins were returned and melted or restruck. (Diakov p. 123)
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
