a gold coin with the image of a woman holding a jug
MDC Monnaies de Collection

Estimate €2,000
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Description
RUSSIA Alexander III (1881–1894). Gold medal, awarded for good behaviour and academic achievement, by A. Grilliches, with a burnished obverse (PROOFLIKE), no date. Obverse: ГОСУДАРЫНЯ ИМПЕРАТРИЦА МАРIЯ ФЕОДОРОВНА. Bust of Maria Feodorovna facing right; signature A. Г. Rev. ЗА БЛАГОНРАВIЕ И УСПЪХИ ВЪ НАУКАХЪ. Minerva holding a crown and a lit lamp. On the ground, an owl, a globe, an altar and a helmet; signature A. A. Г on the plinth. Diakov 909.9; Gold – 25.55 g – 32.5 mm – 11 h Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen! NGC MS 62 PL (8769691-001). With a burnished blank (PROOFLIKE) appearance and mirror-like fields, showing only faint hairline scratches and fingerprints. Superb.
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Auction time 10/15/2026 at 9:30 AM
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