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Russia, Paul I (1796-1801), Imperial Russian Academy, a silver medal, unsigned and undated, crowned royal cypher, rev. owl atop globe, holding caduceus, key and lyre, all resting on book on pedestal, 38mm, 9.66g (Diakov 257.1). Extremely fine with some toning, scarce £500-£700
Hammer Price: £1,500
Russia, Paul I (1796-1801), School of the Order of St Catherine, a silver award medal by C. Leberecht and V. Alexeev, awarded in 1880, uniformed bust right with initials c.l.f. and k.b.a. below, б м павелъ ι императоръ и самодержецъ всеросс, rev. посъти виноградъ сей, eight grapevines, sunburst above, за отличιе and date in exergue, edge inscribed, 51mm, 52.27g (Diakov 258 var.). Fields brushed, otherwise about extremely fine,...
Hammer Price: £2,200
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Coronation, 1801, a silver jeton, unsigned, crowned royal cypher, palm and laurel branches below, rev. legend and date in four lines, crown above, 23mm, 5.08g (Diakov 264.8; Bit. 935). Extremely fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £220
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Centenary of the Foundation of St Petersburg, 1803, a silver medal by C. Leberecht, laureate bust of Peter I right, radiant star and crown above, ω благодарнаго потомства, rev. Hercules seated, holding club and shield, 65mm, 96.62g (Diakov 281.1; BDM III, 354). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Foundation of the St Petersburg Bourse, 1805, a silver medal by C. Leberecht, uniformed bust right, б м александръ ι императоръ и самодержецъ всеросс, rev. движимъ пользою, Bourse building between two lighthouses, boats on river in foreground, заложена 1805 лъта ιюня 23 дня in exergue, 52mm, 50.60g (Diakov 297.1; BDM III, 354). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine,...
Hammer Price: £2,800
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Triple Alliance, 1813, a silver medal by K. Lesser, conjoined busts of Franz II of Austria, Alexander I of Russia and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia right, rev. Pallas standing left, holding spear and shield, 40mm, 19.67g (Diakov 365.2; Bramsen 1251). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £600
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Visit of Alexander I to Paris, 1814, a silver medal by B. Andrieu, laureate bust right, rev. Genius seated left, inscribing tablet, tree behind, 40mm, 37.21g (Diakov 378.1; Bramsen 1464). Some marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine and toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £500
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Visit of Alexander I to England, 1814, a copper medal by J. Westwood, uniformed bust right, rev. winged figure flying left, blowing trumpet, 43mm (Diakov 384.3; BHM 849). Extremely fine and very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £200
Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Death, 1825, a copper medal by A. Klepikov, laureate bust right, snake around, rev. radiant all-seeing eye, 68mm (Diakov 429.2). Extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £420
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Coronation, 1826, a silver jeton, unsigned, crowned royal cypher, rev. legend and date beneath crown, 22mm, 4.17g (Diakov 446.9). Good very fine, attractively toned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Peace with Turkey, 1829, a silver medal by V. Alexeev and A. Klepikov, view of Burgas, coastline in background, imperial eagle above, бургасъ in exergue, rev. миръ съ турцιею, view of Adrianople, адрιанополь 2 сент 1829 in exergue, 64mm, 122.16g (Diakov 477.1 var.; BDM I, 39). Contact marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Re-Opening of the Narva Triumphal Arch, 1834, a copper medal by H. Gube, A. Klepikov and A. Lyalin, radiant all-seeing eye, rev. view of the arch, 65mm (Diakov 509.1). Small edge flaw, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Consecration of Smolny Cathedral, 1835, a copper medal by H. Gube, Christ seated facing surrounded by three children, rev. view of the cathedral, 75mm (Diakov 515.1). Lightly cleaned and some contact marks, otherwise about extremely fine £200-£260
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Breaking of Ground on Pulkovo Observatory, 1835, a copper medal by H. Gube and A. Lyalin, bust left, rev. view of the Observatory, twelve signs of the Zodiac around, 65mm (Diakov 519 var.). Lightly brushed and a carbon spot in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £240
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Male Gymnasia, a silver award medal, undated [1835], unsigned, imperial eagle, rev. Minerva standing, holding wreath and lamp, 42mm, 25.47g (Diakov 523.3). Some contact marks, otherwise very fine and toned £150-£200
Hammer Price: £280
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Opening of the Moscow Triumphal Arch, St Petersburg, 1838, a bronze plaque by H. Gube, view of the arch, rev. legend between two groups of arms, 83 x 59mm (Diakov 541.1; BDM II, 334). Faint graffiti on reverse, otherwise very fine, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £380
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Opening of Pulkovo Observatory, 1839, a copper medal by H. Gube, bust right, rev. view of the Observatory, twelve signs of the Zodiac around, 66mm (Diakov 548.1). Lightly cleaned and some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £150
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Bicentenary of the Imperial Alexander University, Helsinki, 1840, a copper medal by H. Gube and C.A. [?], bust left, rev. legend within wreath, 57mm (Diakov 559.1). Extremely fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £100
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Ministry of State Property, a copper award medal, undated, by P. Utkin, bust right, rev. legend, 51mm (Diakov 576.2). Some minor marks, otherwise good very fine, rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Completion of the Blagoveschensk Bridge, 1850, a copper medal by A. Klepikov and A. Lyalin, view of the bridge, imperial eagle flying above, rev. Hercules and Minerva crossing a waterfall, female figure to right reclining on urn, 75mm (Diakov 594.1). Small piercing at top, otherwise about extremely fine £90-£120
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), General Alexander Yakovlevich Wilson, 1856, a copper medal by V. Alexeev and N. Kozin, bare head left, rev. legend within wreath, 58mm (Diakov 658.1). Some contact marks, otherwise good very fine, scarce £90-£120
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Consecration of St Isaac’s Cathedral, 1858, a uniface white metal cliché by N. Kozin, six roundels containing busts of Peter I, Catherine II, Paul I, Alexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II, 65mm (cf. Diakov 677.2). A few minor marks, otherwise extremely fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £90
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Consecration of St Isaac’s Cathedral, 1858, a copper medal by J. Wiener, exterior of the Cathedral, rev. interior of the Cathedral, 60mm (Diakov 677.4; BDM VI, 487). Extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £300
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Unveiling of the Nicholas I Monument, St Petersburg, 1859, a silver medal by P. Brusnitsyn, helmeted and armoured bust of Nicholas I left, николай ι императоръ и самодержецъ всероссιискιй, родился 25 ιюня 1796 года, сконч 18 февраля 1855 г, rev. повелънιемъ императора александра ιι всея россιи самодержца, view of the monument, 87mm,...
Hammer Price: £3,200
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Abolition of Serfdom, 1861, a copper medal by N. Kozin, Alexander II standing facing with arms around peasant and nobleman shaking hands, rev. radiant cross, 68mm (Diakov 702.1). Good extremely fine £300-£400
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Unveiling of the Monument for the Millennium of the Russian State, Novgorod, 1862, a gilt-bronze medal by P. Brusnitsyn, bare head of Alexander II right, rev. view of the monument, 87mm (Diakov 707.1). Gilding worn on high points and some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£200
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Unveiling of the Monument for the Millennium of the Russian State, Novgorod, 1862, a gilt-bronze medal, unsigned [by P. Brusnitsyn], two circles containing busts of Rurik and Alexander II, radiant star above, imperial eagle below, rev. view of the monument, 35mm (Diakov 707.2). Faint scratches in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £50
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Death of Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich, 1865, a bronze medal by N. Kozin, bare head left, rev. coffin, all-seeing eye above, 36mm (Diakov 732.1). Extremely fine £90-£120
Russia, Alexander II (1855-81), Quincentenary of the Battle of Kulikovo, 1880, a bronze medal by L. Shteinman and A. Griliches, half-length helmeted and armoured figure of Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy left, holding sword and shield, rev. view of the monument commemorating the battle, 92mm (Diakov 877.1). Minor digs, scratches and edge knocks, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £500-£700
Russia, Alexander III (1881-94), Consecration of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, 1883, a bronze medal, unsigned [by V. Alexeev], cross with roundels in angles containing heads of Alexander I, Nicholas I, Alexander II, and Alexander III, rev. view of the Cathedral, 78mm (Diakov 936.1). Lightly cleaned, otherwise extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £360
Russia, Alexander III (1881-94), Unveiling of the Alexander II Monument, Helsinki, 1894, a bronze medal by A. Griliches Jr, bare head of Alexander II right, rev. view of the monument, 69mm (Diakov 1096.1). Light scratches in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £65
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Department of Land Usage and Agriculture, a bronze medal, undated, signed C [?] on obv. and M C [?] on rev., conjoined heads of Alexander III and Nicholas II left, rev. legend within wreath, 65mm (Diakov 1160.1). Some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £70
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Department of Land Usage and Agriculture, a silver medal, undated and unsigned, conjoined heads of Alexander III and Nicholas II left, rev. legend within wreath, 51mm, 61.28g (Diakov 1160.2). Good very fine, toned £200-£260
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Marriage of Nicholas II and Alexandra, 1894, a silver medal by A. Vasyutinsky, conjoined busts left, въ память бракосочетанιя императора николая ιι съпринцессой алисой гессенской, 14 ноября 1894 in left field, rev. wedding ceremony, 71mm, 182.17g (Diakov 1164.1). Lightly polished, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £3,600
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra, 1896, a silver medal by A. Vasyutinsky, conjoined heads left, rev. crowned imperial eagle, 51mm, 69.02g (Diakov 1206.2). Lightly polished, otherwise about extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £900
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Count Ilarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov, 1897, a bronze medal by A. Vasyutinsky, uniformed bust left, rev. shield of arms, laurel branch behind, 68mm (Diakov 1245.1). Brushed and a small scrape behind head, otherwise about extremely fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £140
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Centenary of the Birth of Alexander Pushkin, a silver medal, undated [1899], by M. Skudnov and J. Reichel, bare head left, rev. для общей пользы, owl perched atop lyre, 62mm, 127.90g (Diakov 1289.2). Obverse fields tooled and contact marks on reverse, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £3,000
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Centenary of the Foundation of the Ministry of War, 1902, a silver medal by A. Vasyutinsky, conjoined heads of Alexander I and Nicholas II left, rev. to left, male youth standing left holding sword and wreath, to right Athena or Pallas seated left holding spear and shield, 64mm, 133.75g (Diakov 1352.1). Small edge nick, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,400
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty, 1913, a silver medal, unsigned [by P. Stadnitsky], imperial eagle holding ovals containing busts of Mikhail Fedorovich and Nicholas II, rev. inscription on ribbon, laurel branch behind, 43mm, 26.09g (Diakov 1550.1 var.). About extremely fine, toned £300-£400
Russia, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Centenary of the Battle of Leipzig, 1913, a silver medal, unsigned, issued by Klebnikov & Sons, chapel, не намъ не намъ а имени твоему, date in exergue, rev. въ память 22000 русскихъ воиновъ павшихъ въ бою подъ лейпцигомъ 4 5 6 и 7 октября 1813 in seven lines, 76mm, 197.03g (Diakov 1554.1 var.). Polished, otherwise good very fine, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
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