Of the Utmost Rarity

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1810. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 376. 8.14g, 25mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine. Exceptionally Rare (rated R4 by Bitkin); the last example offered at auction was in 2009 (Künker 157, lot 6405) and hammered for EUR 14,000.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1811. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 349. 14.27g, 31mm, 12h.

Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1811. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 349. 13.27g, 30mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. St. Petersburg mint, 1811. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, M-К across lower fields, date below / Denomination above C.П.Б.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 573. 13.50g, 29mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. St. Petersburg mint, 1811. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, date below / Denomination above С.П.Б.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 575. 13.89g, 29mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Izhora mint, 1811. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, M-К across lower fields, date below / Denomination above И.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 605. 13.45g, 29mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU Kopeck. Suzun mint, 1811. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Б across lower fields, date below / Denomination above К.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 483. 5.83g, 24mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Very Rare.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1812. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, M-Ф across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 103.

NGC graded MS 62 (#3992260-009); only 5 graded higher by NGC.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

344. 341 342

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1812. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 352. 13.50g, 29mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine. Very Rare with the milled edge in this year’s 2 Kopeck issue; only 2 others on CoinArchives sold for EUR 1,200 (Peus 427, 2020), EUR 1,100 (Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion Heidrun Höhn, 2014).

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Izhora mint, 1812. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across fields, date below / Denomination above И.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 607. 14.08g, 29mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1813. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 104.

NGC graded UNC Details, cleaned (#6672958-019). Rare.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Suzun mint, 1813. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, A-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above К.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 489. 12.28g, 29mm, 12h.

Near Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1813. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 353. 11.02g, 31mm, 12h.

Near Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1814. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 108. 20.65g, 36mm, 12h.

Near Mint State; contact mark on rev., lustrous, with a light cabinet tone.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1814. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 354. 13.97g, 31mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1815. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, M-Ф across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 111.

NGC graded MS 61 (#6672958-018).

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Suzun mint, 1815. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, A-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above К.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 493. 16.03g, 30mm, 12h. Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU Denga (1/2 Kopeck). Suzun mint, 1815. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, A-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above К.M.; crown and star above, wreath around. Bitkin 561. 3.31g, 19mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1816. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 114. 20.69g, 35mm, 12h.

Near Mint State. Rare.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1816. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 115. 20.80g, 35mm, 12h.

Near Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR 5 Kopeck. St. Petersburg mint, 1816. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, M-Ф across lower fields, date below / Denomination above C.П.Б.; crown above and wreath around. Bitkin 265. 1.04g, 15mm, 12h.

Near Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

MS 62

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1817. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 116.

NGC graded MS 62 (#2800096-013).

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1818. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 124. 20.52g, 35mm, 11h. Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Suzun mint, 1818. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, A-Д across lower fields, date below / Denomination above К.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 502. 14.06g, 30mm, 12h.

Near Mint State. Very Rare; the finest example offered at auction in over 20 years, superior to the example sold in 2012 (Sincona 7, lot 753) for CHF 7,000.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1819. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 127. 20.64g, 35mm, 11h.

Good Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR 10 Kopeck. St. Petersburg mint, 1819. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-C across lower fields, date below / Denomination above C.П.Б.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 234. 2.13g, 17mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine. Rare.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1819. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 384. 5.84g, 25mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine; surface residues.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Overdate Issue; NGC Top Pop

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1820/19. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Д across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin - (overdate not listed), cf. 130.

NGC graded MS 62 (#4236783-006); none graded higher by NGC - Top Pop. Very Rare; Bitkin makes no mention of this apparent overdate.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins; Ex Antykwariat Numizmatyczny - Michal Niemczyk, Auction 9e, 7 May 2016, lot 708. The reverse die for the present rouble was used for two consecutive years, with the date being re-cut to read 1820 from the original 1819, as can be seen clearly here.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1820. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 361. 14.65g, 29mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1820. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, H-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 361. 15.08g, 29mm, 12h.

Near Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Suzun mint, 1820. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, A-Д across lower fields, date below / Denomination above К.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 506.

NGC graded UNC Details, burnished (#6672968-008).

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1822. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Д across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 135. 20.67g, 36mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine; deep iridescent blue cabinet tone over lustrous metal.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins; Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA, Auction 12, 18 November 2019, lot 991.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR 10 Kopeck. St. Petersburg mint, 1822. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Д across lower fields, date below / Denomination; C.П.Б. below, crown above and wreath around. Bitkin 241. 1.95g, 17mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Suzun mint, 1822. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, A-M across lower fields, date below / Denomination above К.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 511. 13.32g, 29mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1822. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, Ф-Г across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 386. 5.94g, 26mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Very Rare

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1823. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Г across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 366. 15.70g, 30mm, 12h.

Near Mint State. Very Rare; one of only 4 examples on CoinArchives, and superior to the example sold by Sincona in 2013 (Auction 12, lot 498) for CHF 12,000.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I CU 2 Kopeck. Ekaterinburg mint, 1824. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Г across lower fields, date below / Denomination above E.M.; crown above, wreath around. Bitkin 367. 14.40g, 30mm, 12h.

Near Mint State.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1825. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Д across lower fields, denomination and date around / Issuing body and denomination in four lines, C.П.Б. below; crown above, wreath around. Edge inscription: • СЕР • 83 1/3 ПРОБЫ 4 ЗОЛ • 82 14/25 ДОЛИ. Bitkin 139. 19.85g, 35mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine; environmental damage.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR 10 Kopeck. St. Petersburg mint, 1825. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Д across lower fields, date below / Denomination; C.П.Б. below, crown above and wreath around. Bitkin 245. 2.12g, 17mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

Russia, Empire. Alexander I AR 5 Kopeck. St. Petersburg mint, 1825. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, П-Д across lower fields, date below / Denomination above C.П.Б.; crown above and wreath around. Bitkin 281. 0.97g, 15mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.

377.

Russia, Empire. Georgia Governorate AR Abazi. Tiflis mint, 1804. ტფილისი; bricked crown above, crossed olive and palm branches below / ს in three lines; date above П.З below. Bitkin 748.

376. 1,500 თეთრი

NGC graded MS 64 (#3905482-003); none graded higher - Top Pop. Very Rare; rated R2 by Bitkin.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins; Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 230, 5 March 2015, lot 5169 (hammer: EUR 5,000).

Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare mint-mark for this year; rated R4 by Bitkin.

378.

Russia, Empire. Georgia Governorate CU 2 Puli. Tiflis mint, 1806. ტფილისი; bricked crown above, crossed olive and palm branches below / ი ფული in three lines; date below. Bitkin 794. 8.03g, 25mm, 12h. Very Fine. Rare.

379.

Russia, Empire. Georgia Governorate CU 2 Puli. Tiflis mint, 1808. ტფილისი; bricked crown above, crossed olive and palm branches below / ი ფული in three lines; date below. Bitkin 795. 7.50g, 25mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins; Ex Sincona AG, Auction 63, 8 June 2020, lot 1785.

380.

Russia, Empire. Georgia Governorate AR 2 Abazi. Tiflis mint, 1813. ტფილისი; bricked crown above, crossed olive and palm branches below / უ ქართული თეთრი in three lines; date above A.T below. Bitkin 734. 6.72g, 23mm, 12h. Extremely Fine.

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