Medals of Anna
Medal. GOLD. 43 mm. 41.13 gm. By A. Schultz and L. Dmitriev. On the Coronation of Anna Ioanovna, 1730. Diakov 69.9 (R5), Sm 218/a. Crowned and mantled bust right, S.F. on truncation / Anna receiving scepter and orb from Faith and Fortune, as the goddess of Love crowns her, initials L.D. on groundline. About uncirculated
Ex “Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Collection Sale”’, Hess, Luzern, October 25, 1939, lot 115
Ex “The Important Collection of Grand Duke George Michailovitch of Russia”, Christie’s, London, July 3, 1950, lot 315 (the diagnostics of the medal are clear in the Christie’s plate image, but not in the Hess catalog)
Diakov – plate medal
Price realized | 160'000 USD |
Starting price | 160'000 USD |
Estimate | 200'000 USD |