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Date
1835
Obverse
РОДОМЫСЛЪ ДЕВЯТАГО НА ДЕСЯТЬ ВЪКА: Helmeted and armored bust of Alexander II to l. wearing shield and spear.
Reverse
ПЕРВЫЙ ШАГЪ АЛЕКСАНДРА ЗА ПРЕДЪЛЫ РОС/ in exergue, СЪ МЕДАЛЬЕНА ГРАФА ТОЛСТОВА/ РЪЗАЛЪ А АЯАННЪ 1835/ 1812: Helmeted and armored Emperor crossing Russian frontier on horse galloping to r. led by Victory, crowning Emperor, Minerva and third female figure. Snake on r. hind-leg of horse; bearded bust on column in background.
Diameter (in mm)
65.0
Weight (in gr.)
121.53
Reference
Diakov.1769(R1), Smirnov.378
Provenance
Heritage Auction April 18-19 & 22-23, 2013, Lot 28577
Robert J. Myers Collection.
Date
1855 - 1881
Place of Production
Saint Petersburg
Obverse
[In Russian]: BY THE GRACE OF GOD ALEXANDER II EMPEROR AND ALL-RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT: Nude bust of Alexander II, r.
Reverse
[In Russian]: FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE HORSEBREEDING AGENCY/FOR/THE BEST/RACE/HORSE: Star beneath inscription
Diameter (in mm)
45.5
Weight (in gr.)
41.96
Reference
Smirnov.629
Date
1818 - 1881
Obverse
[Russian] born 17 April 1818; died 1 March 1881. Alexander II emperor and czar of all the Russias.: Bust of Alexander II, l.
Reverse
[Russian] begun by Emperor Alexander III in 1893: inaugurated by Emperor Nicholas II IN 1898: Depiction of monument erected at the Kremlin; under porch roof, on a pedestal, is a statue of Alexander II; open gallery behind.
Diameter (in mm)
77.0
Weight (in gr.)
223.51
Reference
S.1148a
Provenance
Griliches, Zvi
Date
1818 - 1881
Obverse
ALEXANDER II IMPERATOR ET MAGNUS PRINCEPS: Bust of Alexander II, r.
Reverse
MAJORA IPSE SUI SOLUS POSUIT MONUMENTA/ AUSPICIIS ALEXANDRI II FENNIA GRATA MDCCCXCIV: Front view of the monument to Alexander II in Helsinki.
Diameter (in mm)
68.0
Weight (in gr.)
159.1
Provenance
Griliches, Zvi
Date
1818 - 1881
Obverse
[Russian] 1828.1878. 25 November: In a frame composed of two laurel branches, two overlapping round medallions; on l., bust of Nicholas II, r.; on r. Alexander II, l.; both are bare headed and facing each other.
Reverse
[Russian] Institute of Practial Technology of St. Petersburg: Toothed cylindrical wheel with five spokes: an inscribed ribbon is entwined around the vertical spoke and two oak branches are woven into the diagonal spokes.
Diameter (in mm)
80.0
Weight (in gr.)
238.4
Reference
S.776
Provenance
Griliches, Zvi
Date
1818 - 1881
Obverse
[Russian] On l.: Catherine II, on r.: Alexander II| 1773 - 21 October -1873: In oval medallions facing each other are busts of Catherine the Great, r. and Alexander II, l.: between the medallions; a winged Victory; below Victory is a shield with insignia of the mining industry.
Reverse
[Russian] In memory of the 100th anniversary of the Mining Institute| 1873: A view in perspective of a part of the main facade of the Mining Institute on the bank of the Neva river.
Diameter (in mm)
78.0
Weight (in gr.)
259.08
Reference
S.723
Provenance
Griliches, Zvi
Date
1818 - 1881
Obverse
[Russian] Catherine II-Alexander II: Two busts in opposing oval frames; on l. Catherine the Great facing r. and on the r. Alexander II facing l.
Reverse
[Russian]: in memory of the Centenary of the Alexandrov Ordnance Factory of the Olonets District 1774 - 1874: Frontal view of the statue of Peter the Great erected in Petrozavodsk; in the backgound, the buildings of Alexandrov Ordnance Factory
Diameter (in mm)
77.0
Weight (in gr.)
181.52
Reference
S.729
Provenance
Griliches, Zvi
Date
1855 - 1881
Obverse
Bust of Alexander II, laur. l.,surrounded by laurel and oak wreath
Reverse
Above [Latin]: TO ONE WHO RENDERED GREAT SERVICE TO FATHERLAND; inscription [in Russian] at center of field: THE GRATEFUL/IMOSCOW/IMPERIAL/SOCIETY/ FOR AGRICULTURE: Open wreath of wheat surrounding inscription
Diameter (in mm)
36.0
Weight (in gr.)
26.47
Reference
Smirnov.762
Date
1825 - 1881
Obverse
ALEXANDER . CAESAR . NICOLAI . I . OMNIVIM . RVSSIARVM . IMPERATORIS . FITLIVS ./ROMAE . MDCCXXXIX: Nude bust of Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich, l.
Reverse
HILARITAS PVBLICA: Ceres stg. l. with cornucopia in r. hand and palm branch in l. hand, with fruit and wheat at l.; laurel wreath at r. of image
Diameter (in mm)
48.0
Weight (in gr.)
64.2
Reference
L. Forrer Vol. 1 p.386, Smirnov.500
Date
1818 - 1881
Obverse
[In Russian]: EMPEROR ALEXANDER II ALL-RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT/17 APRIL/1818./19 FEBRUARY/1855./1 MARCH 1881.: Nude bust of Alexander II, r.; above, radiant all-seeing eye with olive branch below
Reverse
[In Russian]: MAY HIS NAME BE BLESSED ETERNALLY: Female personification of Russia kneeling upon pedestal and placing laurel wreath on emperor's casket; beneath pedestal, at r., three laurel wreaths; in background, mourning angel leaning against shield with imperial coat of arms; below, at center are books, scrolls with handging seals and laurel and oak wreath intertwined with broken chains [both scrolls and broken chains allude to the liberation of serfs in 1861]
Diameter (in mm)
77.0
Weight (in gr.)
196.09
Reference
Smirnov.830
Date
1841 - 1881
Place of Production
Saint Petersburg
Obverse
[In Russian]: GRAND DUCHESS MARIA ALEKSANDROVNA * GRAND DUKE ALEXANDER NIKOLAEVICH *: Jugate nude busts of Grand Duchess Maria, crowned with wreath of roses, and Grand Duke Alexander, l.
Reverse
[In Russian], in exergue: 16 APRIL/1841: Ornate cartouche surmounted by imperial crown and flanked by semi-nude draped allegorical figures of female holding lily flower, l., and male, leaning onto a bow, r.; inside of cartouche, interlaced cyphers of Alexander and Maria
Diameter (in mm)
35.0
Weight (in gr.)
20.73
Reference
Smirnov.513
Provenance
J. Coolidge Hills Coll. ( Wadsworth Antheneum )
Obverse
Belikii knyaz Alexandre II
Diameter (in mm)
38.0
Provenance
Simpson
Date
1855 - 1881
Place of Production
Saint Petersburg
Obverse
[In Russian]: RUSSIAN ETHNOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION: Russian imperial coat of arms
Reverse
[In Russian]: GRATEFUL/IMPERIAL/SOCIETY/ OF NATURAL SCIENCE AMATEURS/UNDER THE AUSPICES/OF THE MOSCOW/UNIVERSITY/15 OCTOBER 1863: Laurel and oak wreath surrounding inscription
Diameter (in mm)
61.0
Weight (in gr.)
130.22
Reference
Smirnov.683.a
Date
1855 - 1881
Obverse
[In Russian]: BY THE GRACE OF GOD ALEXANDER II EMPEROR AND ALL-RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT: Nude bust of Alexander II, r.
Reverse
[In Russian]: TO COMMEMORATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASCENTION TO THE THRONE/OF THE CZAR EMPEROR ALEXANDER II/1861/19 FEBRUARY/TO COMMEMORATE THE LIBERATION OF SERFS: Figure of Russian peasant stg. l.; above, portraits of saints Zosima, Alexander Nevskii and Apostle Arkhip in oval medallions labeled below
Diameter (in mm)
35.0
Weight (in gr.)
22.2
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