439, Lot: 652. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (45mm, 55.48 g, 12h). Ekaterinberg mint. Dated 1788/7 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; E м flanking tail. Edge: cross hatched. Cf. Diakov 596; cf. Bitkin 642; cf. Uzdenikov 2792; cf. Brekke 268 (all refs for type); CNG E-434, lot 499. EF, brown surfaces, slightly off center.