Lot 2384
Medal. Silver. Unsigned. 39.5 mm. On the Death of Emperor Alexander III, 1894. Diakov--, apparently unlisted. Uniformed bust of Alexander III right with the shoulder in very high relief / 17-line legend in Cyrillic reviewing Alexander the Third’s reign. Very rare. Obverse friction hairlines in prooflike fields. Deep steely gray with pale vermillion peripheral hues. Brilliant uncirculated. Estimate $2,000UP
Ex ‘Virgil M. Brand, Chicago’ Collection. Spink & Son, Numismatics Ltd., Zürich, April 15-16, 1986, lot 216. With sale envelope.
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