Lot 2038
Medal. GOLD. 43 mm. 41.13 gm. By A. Schultz and L. Dmitriev. On the Coronation of Anna Ioanovna, 1730. Diakov 69.9 (R5), Sm 218/a. Crowned and mantled bust right, S.F. on truncation / Anna receiving scepter and orb from Faith and Fortune, as the goddess of Love crowns her, initials L.D. on groundline. About uncirculated. Estimate Value $200,000 - UP
Ex "Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Collection Sale"’, Hess, Luzern, October 25, 1939, lot 115Ex "The Important Collection of Grand Duke George Michailovitch of Russia", Christie’s, London, July 3, 1950, lot 315 (the diagnostics of the medal are clear in the Christie’s plate image, but not in the Hess catalog)Diakov – plate medal.
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| Realized $192,000 |
