RUSSIA NICHOLAS I Coronation Medal A/ Б М НИКОЛАЙ I...
RUSSIA
NICHOLAS I
Coronation
Medal
A/ Б М НИКОЛАЙ I ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС
Bust facing right
Below the bust: B. AЛEKCЂEB P
R/ THE GUARANTEE OF BLISS FOR ALL AND EACH
THE LAW CORONATED IN MOSCOW 1826
Inscribed column
Below the base of the column: KOП. ΛABPEЦOB
Smooth edge
Engravers: V. Alexeev and I. Lavretsov
1826
Gold
173.42 g
65 mm
Medal strike
Scratches, numerous scratches and dents on the edge
DIAKOV Medals of the Russian Empire Vol. 4, 446.1
A lighter specimen sold at the Kunker auction on February 4, 2016 (88.38 g)
A specimen of similar weight (167.78 g) sold at the Sincona auction on October 23, 2023
In an old Émile Bourgey envelope, with an old collector’s label,
medal purchased on August 5, 1948, for 107,500 francs
Estimate
Time, Location
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RUSSIA
NICHOLAS I
Coronation
Medal
A/ Б М НИКОЛАЙ I ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС
Bust facing right
Below the bust: B. AЛEKCЂEB P
R/ THE GUARANTEE OF BLISS FOR ALL AND EACH
THE LAW CORONATED IN MOSCOW 1826
Inscribed column
Below the base of the column: KOП. ΛABPEЦOB
Smooth edge
Engravers: V. Alexeev and I. Lavretsov
1826
Gold
173.42 g
65 mm
Medal strike
Scratches, numerous scratches and dents on the edge
DIAKOV Medals of the Russian Empire Vol. 4, 446.1
A lighter specimen sold at the Kunker auction on February 4, 2016 (88.38 g)
A specimen of similar weight (167.78 g) sold at the Sincona auction on October 23, 2023
In an old Émile Bourgey envelope, with an old collector’s label,
medal purchased on August 5, 1948, for 107,500 francs
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
