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2052
2052 Medal. Bronze. By Osip Kalishnikov; Later dies by Nicholai Prokofiev. 47.5 mm.
Capture of Nienshanc, 1703
. Cf.Diakov 17.5, Sokolov 078-н.К., p.190. Laureate,
draped and armored bust right, signed O.K. on truncation, B.П. to right / Soldier
in classical attire, resting on brick wall, holding spear and key, plan of the fortress
and fortifications before him. Much
Rarer
than its earlier counterparts
.
Broad
borders. Deep, lustrous chocolate-brown.
Uncirculated
$ 400
2053
2053 Medal. Bronze. By J. Duvivier. 59 mm.
On the Visit of Peter I to the Paris
Mint, 1717
. Diakov 52.1, Iversen XLVII, Reichel 1295, Tiregal 55. Laureate,
draped and armored bust right, signed DU VIVIER below / Glory, holding two
clarions, one of which she sounds, flying toward the rising sun. Latin legends.
Some light hairlines. Silvery-birch.
Uncirculated
$ 800
2054
2054 Medal. Bronze. 55 mm. Unsigned.
On the Death of Peter the Great, 1725
.
Diakov – unlisted. Laureate, cuirassed bust right, birthdate below / Eternity
carrying Peter heavenwards, below Russia sits mourning by the sea, scepter and
orb on pillow beside her, symbols of science, art and industry at her feet,
three-masted ship on horizon, ship with oars out midsea.
Rare
later issue.
Uncirculated
$ 400