Triton XXII, Lot: 1326. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. Æ 10 Kopeks (45mm, 67.49 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1766 KM. (rosette) · CИБИPCKAЯ · MONETA ·, crowned oval shield inscribed ДЕ/СЯТЬ ·/КОПѢЕКЪ ·/1766 in four lines; shield in ornate frame and held by Siberian fox supporters / Crowned script Є II monogram within laurel and palm wreath. Edge: KOΛЫВАНСКАЯ (floral) : (floral) : (floral) : (floral) МЕДЬ (floral) : (floral) : (floral) : (floral). Diakov 927; Bitkin 1012; Uzdenikov 4252; Brekke 494. Near EF, brown patina, traces of die rust and hard green. Rare.