Medal - Grand Duke Rurik № 17, The wars of Rurik`s boyar Oskold against the Poles and Drevlyans

€124,281.00
LocationRussian Empire
Year
Type› Tokens
CompositionSilver
Weight169.18 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJohann Balthasar Gass, N. Alexeev
Reference(s) Diakov#1684 (R3) , Smirn#79
Obverse descriptionHelmeted bust Grand Duke Rurik (862-879) wearing cuirass and mantle and holding shield and hammer.
Obverse lettering?????I? ????? ??????????I? ? ?????? ??????
(Translation: Grand Duke of Novgorod and Varangian Rurik)
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse descriptionOskold standing in armour, holding sword and shield between two kneling figures.
Reverse lettering
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Engraver
MintageND  - after 1783 -
Catalog ID1715368370
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