Naval landing of Russian Troops to Abo,
August 28 (September 8), 1713

Author	Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich
Materials	tin
Size	46 мм
Provenance	From the collection of Alexander Stakhovich, 1983
Inventory №	251869

Obverse	PETRVS ALEXII FIL. D.G. RVSS. IMP. M. DVX MOSCOVIAE. Bust of Tsar Peter I facing right (M2) Signed: M (Muller)
Reverse	TERRA SISTERE PETITA. OVID Hercules with club stepping out of the Neptune's boat, which is decorated with state emblem of Russia on the shield In exergue: AD ABVM FINLANDIAE/ MDCCXIII./ D.8.SEPT.
	Ovid. Metam. III, 634-635: «pone metum» Proeus, «et quos contingere portus Ede velis!» dixit; «terra sistere petita».

Literature	Russian Victories 2009, 407
Keywords	St. George the Victorious, Publius Ovidius Naso, Peter I, Stakhovich Alexander Alexandrovich, Shervinskiy Sergey Vasilievich, Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich, Peter I (1682-1725), Turku (Åbo), Moscovia, Russia, Finland, Hercules (Heracles), hippocampus, Neptune (Poseidon), armour, sea, Russia coat of arms, Emblem of Russia, double eagle, coat of arms of Moscow, mantle, laurel wreath, Metamorphoses, literary quotation, type of portrait by Mller (M 2), chariot-sink, lion's skin, club, trident, TERRA SISTERE PETITA. OVID.

Naval landing of Russian Troops to Abo,August 28 (September 8), 1713