SINCONA AG > Auction 84 | Auction date: 23 October 2023 |
Lot number: 473 | |
Lot description: RUSSIAN EMPIRE AND FEDERATION. Alexander III. 1881-1894. Bronze medal 1886. On the Opening of the Monument cast from Turkish cannons in St. Petersburg. Dies by A. Griliches Jr. and A. Griliches Sr. Conjoined portraits of Alexander III and Alexander II to right. Rv. View of monument cast from Turkish cannons. 72.0 mm. 164.91 g. Diakov 974.1. Extremely fine. (~€ 260/USD 280) The monument was cast from Turkish cannon captured during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Starting price: 250 CHF |