Bronze Medal of Peter I "the Great" of Russia, Saint Petersburg. 0000.999.53457

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.53457

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 21.8
    • Diameter (in mm): 30

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1708
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: [Russian] PETER I EMP[EROR] AND ABSOLUTE MONARCH OF ALL RUSSIA
    • Type: Bust of Peter I, cuirassed and draped, r.
    • Portrait: Peter I "the Great" of Russia

  • Reverse

    • Legend: in ex: 1708
    • Type: Image of Peter I on horseback at center of battlefield; two angels with trumpets above

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.53457
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

This medal is a later copy of a medal commemorating the victory of Russian army in the Battle of Lesnaya in 1708.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined