Excessively rare 1781 Novodel Rouble – Ex L. Soedermann Collection
Rouble 1781 CПБ-ИЗ. Edge 1. Novodel.
Cf.Bit H232 (R3), Diakov N415 (R3), Uzd H1112 (R). Excessively rare. Bitkin refers to this coin in his catalog as H232 edge 6, but this coin is edge 1. Authenticated and graded by NGC AU 58+ ex Soedermann (# 6478271-006). Pearly white-gray. In our opinion this is an MS coin and Choice brilliant uncirculated.
Ex Adolph Hess Auktion-Bank Leu 39, Luzerne, Nov. 7, 1968, lot 248. Ex Leonid Soedermann Collection, Sincona Sale 12, Zürich, Oct. 16, 2013, lot 279 (where it realized SFr 55,000). Per the description, the collector noted that this coin is missing from the GM collection and is only recorded in the Count Tolstoy Collection