438, Lot: 666. Estimate $100. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (41mm, 46.25 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1781 EM. Crowned script IЄ II monogram; date across field; all within laurel and palm wreath / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; с · п м flanking tail. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 427; Bitkin 632; Uzdenikov 2752; Brekke 241. EF, brown surfaces, minor flan flaw, reverse struck with clashed die.