A Collection of Russian Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman


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Recompense for Labour, a silver medal, undated, by J.B. Gass and G.C. Waechter, crowned bust right, Б М ЕКАТЕРИНА ΙΙ ΙМПЕРАТ И САМОДЕР ВСЕРОССΙИСК, rev. ЗА ТРУДЫ ВОЗДАЯНΙЕ, Ceres seated left beneath palm tree, holding caduceus and wreath, farmer ploughing field in background to right, 66mm, 95.20g (Diakov 142.1). Two scratches in reverse field and some minor discolouration, otherwise extremely fine, rare


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557


Battle of Chesme, 1770, a silver medal by T. Ivanov and S. Yudin, crowned bust right, Б М ЕКАТЕРИНА ΙΙ ΙМПЕРАТ И САМОДЕРЖ ВСЕРОСС, rev. БЫЛЪ, four Russian ships in foreground, Turkish ships in flames in background, ЧЕСМЕ 1770 ГОДА ΙЮЛЯ 24 Д in exergue, 39mm, 24.50g (Diakov 147.1; Bit. M1300). Traces of gilding and some metal flaws, otherwise very fine, rare; with loop and ring for suspension


£2,000-£2,600


558


Count Grigory Grigorievich Orlov, 1771, a silver medal by G.C. and J.G. Waechter, uniformed bust left, ГРАФЪ ГРИГОРΙЙ ГРИГОРΙЕВИЧЪ ОРЛОВЪ РИМСКΙЯ ИМПЕРΙИ КНЯЗЬ, rev. РОССΙЯ ТАКОВЫХЪ СЫНОВЪ ВЪ СЕБЪ ИМЪЕТЪ, Count Orlov on horseback left, view of Moscow in background, ЗА ИЗБАВЛЕНΙЕ МОСКВЫ ОТЪ ЯЗВЫ ВЪ 1771 ГОДУ in exergue, 92mm, 307.11g (Diakov 155.1; BDM VI, 339). Fields lightly brushed, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare


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