Medal - Grand Duke Rurik № 5, Meeting of Rurik and his brothers with Russian nobles offering acceptance

€121,415.00
LocationRussian Empire
Year
Type› Tokens
CompositionSilver
Weight198.84 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJohann Balthasar Gass
Reference(s) Diakov#1672 (R3) , Smirn#67
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 descriptionRurik and his brothers in armour on l, with shield and lance, meet Russian bare-headed nobles on r.
Reverse lettering
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Engraver
MintageND  - after 1783 -
Catalog ID3050251340
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