CNG 88, Lot: 1954. Estimate $500. Sold for $1150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich. 1881-1894. AV 5 Rubley (21mm, 6.46 g, 12h). Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1889. Bare head right / Crowned imperial double eagle facing, with wings spread, holding scepter and orb; on breast, coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of St. Andrey; smaller coats-of-arms on wings; crown above. Bitkin 33; Uzdenikov 301; Friedberg 168; KM (Y) 42. EF.