1807 KM Polush Bit-H473 Novodel, BN SP(PCGS#340926)

April 2023 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

44204

等级

SP63+BN

价格

381,365

详细说明

Enchanting & Seemingly Unpublished Ruble Novodel of Immense Craftsmanship RUSSIA. Silver Ruble Novodel, 1807-CNB OT. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander I. NGC SPECIMEN-63+ Cameo. KM-Unlisted; Bit-Unlisted. INCREDIBLY RAREand apparently unpublished, this novodel issue stands alone. Bitkin does reference a novodel for the date, though this piece (H70, listed as an R4) is only known in bronze, unlike the silver example offered here. What makes this particular piece all the more intriguing, however, is the fact that, stylistically, the dies don't appear to be a match to those that would have otherwise been used for the type in 1807. There are subtle differences in letter forms, with none more clearly distinct than the lower termination of the "У." On other issues from the era, the "У" appears almost like a "V," with very little in the way of a lower termination. On the example here, not only is there more of a lower termination to the letter, but it curls upward in a period-like serif. As this letter occurs on both sides, it is clear that both the obverse and reverse must emanate from the same period, with that period likely being a few decades after the initial issuance--likely around the 1830s. When one compares the engraving style and general letter forms from that period, the similarities are quite clear. Furthermore, the mintmaster's initials on either side of the eagle's tail (Ф Г) appear slightly curved, as though on an arc, which parallels the general format for the latter period. The bronze novodel, along with the regular business strikes from 1807, instead display the mintmaster's initials as perfectly vertical when read by the viewer. No matter its specific date of manufacture, however, this well made mint product glistens with tremendous brilliance in the fields and an alluring frosting to the devices, accounting for its cameo designation, and should be ceaselessly pursued by the scholar-connoisseur of 19th century Russian numismatics. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000. Provenance: From the Sigma Collection. Ex: Sincona 58 (10/2019) Lot # 305 (@ ChF 36,0000 hammer). To view all items from the Sigma Collection click here. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com 工藝精湛，令人神魂顛倒的似未公開後鑄盧布 1807-CNB OT年俄羅斯1盧布。聖彼得堡鑄幣廠。 非常罕見，似乎尚未被任何參考書目收錄。Bitkin 有該日期後鑄幣的紀錄，但此版（H70, 被列為 R4）僅以銅製為人所知，而此枚卻是白銀所鑄。更引人入勝的是，此幣所用模具的風格有別於其他同為 1807 年製的錢幣。字體有微細差別，在"У"的下端尤為清晰。同時期的"У"更看似"V"，下端極短。此枚不僅"У"的下端更長，其向上捲曲肖似終止符襯線。由於此字母在正反面均有出現，兩面必定鑄於同一時期，以及初版的數十年後，約在1830 年代。與該時期的造幣比較，可發現兩者雕刻風格與字體比較接近此外，鷹尾兩側的鑄幣廠長姓名首字母（Ф Г）略呈弧形，與後一時期的一般版式相呼應。銅版後鑄與 1807 年普通鑄打的廠長字首線條較直。其確切鑄造日期雖然不明，但無疑工藝精湛。底板閃爍光芒，圖文霜化，因此榮獲浮雕評分。收藏 19 世紀俄羅斯錢幣的藏家或學者心嚮往之的一枚。