E-auction 194-124915 - fwo_327292 - RUSSIA 2 Kopecks St Georges 1763 Moscou

RUSSIA 2 Kopecks St Georges 1763 Moscou XF

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Estimate :	140 €
Price :	62 €
Maximum bid :	64 €
End of the sale :	02 January 2017 16:21:00
bidders :	10 bidders

Type : 2 Kopecks St Georges

Date: 1763

Mint name / Town : Moscou

Quantity minted : -

Metal : copper

Diameter : 34 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 17,72 g.

Edge : lisse

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie sur un flan régulier en très bon état pour ce type souvent frustre. Patine marron agréable

Catalogue references :

KM/WC.18/58.5

Obverse

Obverse description : Monogramme de Catherine II couronné.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 17-63 II.

Reverse description : Saint Georges terrassant le dragon.

Commentary

Catherine (2/05/1729-17/11/1796) fut la plus grande tsarine après Pierre le Grand. Elle succéda à son mari, Pierre III, qui fut déposé en 1762 avant d'être assassiné par les frères Orloff. Son très long règne fit entrer la Russie dans le "Siècle des Lumières". Amie des philosophes dont Diderot à qui elle acheta sa bibliothèque, libérale, elle renforça néanmoins le despotisme et l'étatisation de la Russie. Elle lutta contre les Turcs et se montra une adversaire de la Révolution Française.
Catherine (2/05/1729-17/11/1796) was the greatest tsarina after Peter the Great. She succeeded her husband, Pierre III, who was deposed in 1762 before being assassinated by the Orloff brothers. His very long reign brought Russia into the \"Age of Enlightenment\". Friend of the philosophers including Diderot from whom she bought his library, liberal, she nevertheless reinforced the despotism and the nationalization of Russia. She fought against the Turks and was an opponent of the French Revolution