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Supremely Rare Jefimok on a Taler of Hohnstein
to 1.5x
2004
2004
2004
Jefimok Rouble 1655. “Horseman” and “1655” counterstamped on the obverse of
a German Taler of Hohnstein, 1570 issued under Volkmar Wolfgang (Dav 9313).
27.94 gm. Spassky 1149 – this piece. The only counterstamped Hohnstein Taler
known to Spassky.
Extremely rare and possibly unique
. Toned over some old, very
minor deposits.
Very fine
$ 3,000
Spassky table LVIII, 1149 – plate coin
Ex ”Russian Coins from the Fuchs Collection (Part III),” Sotheby’s, London 24-25 April, 1997, lot 122
Ivan V, co-ruler with Peter I, 1682-1689
to 3x
to 3x
2005
2005
“Chech of Sevsk” 1686. Silver. Sev 9 (RRRR), Diakov p.24, Sp fig. 97,
Ryabtsevich. Triple-crowned, double-headed eagle, Latin initials around / Orb
within a beaded border, date and Latin legend around. Very high-grade silver for
the issue and one of the finest known.
Choice about uncirculated
$ 500
These coins were minted at Sevsk for circulation in the regained territory of Little Russia (Ukraine). They were
intended to supplant the foreign, chiefly Polish, coins used in the regionю