Lot 3756
Russia. Alexander I (1801-1825). 1801 SPB-AI. Portrait Pattern Ruble. Uzd-1317 (RR); Sev-941(RR); Jul-2496 (RRRR); Zander I, p. 93, 94 (RRRR). Novodel Issue (25.98 g). Bare-headed bust of young Alexander right, with long neck. Reverse: Russian eagle. Hairline in right obverse field. With impressive russet to dark gray toning, magenta-flecked, and changing to steel blue and green at the edges. Excessively rare. Much rarer as a Novodel than the original strike. NGC graded AU-55.
Estimated Value $9,000-UP.
It is interesting to compare the weight of this coin with the Goodman specimen (Superior, February 11-12, 1991), which was just 13.77 grams. This is yet further proof of the variability of the weights of Novodels of the Pattern Rubles of 1801-1810, which range from as little as 13 grams, up to 24. (Cf. Zander I, p. 90) This coin even exceeds the recorded top weight.
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