Construction of Russian Fleet,
1696

Authors	Ivanov Semion, Alexeyev Vasiliy Vladimirovich
Materials	bronze
Size	67 мм
Provenance	From the Historical Museum, 1963
Inventory №	207334

Obverse	PETRVS. ALEXII. FILIVS. D.G. TZAR. ET. MAGNVS. DVX. TOTIVS. RVSSIAE Bust of Tsar Peter I facing right Signed: S. Yud./ C.S.I. [Samoyla Yudin/ Copied by Semen Ivanov]
Reverse	FACTA PVTA QVAECVNQVE IVBES OVID Neptun in sea chariot greeting by Russia In exergue:PRIMORDIA RVSSICAE CLASSIS CI I CXCVI Signed: I.G.W.F./ C.V.A. [Iohann Georg Waechter fecit/ copied by Vasilii Alexeev]
Notes	Copy
Original author	Klimov (or Klimentov) Vasiliy
Literature	Russian Victories 2009, 12
Keywords	Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilievich, Publius Ovidius Naso, Peter I, Shervinskiy Sergey Vasilievich, Jacob von Staehlin, Alexeyev Vasiliy Vladimirovich, Ivanov Semion, Peter I (1682-1725), Russia, hippocampus, Neptune (Poseidon), allegory of Russia, armour, ship, sea, quay, Russia coat of arms, uniform, laurel wreath, Metamorphoses, copy, literary quotation, retrospective medal, clouds, chariot-sink, city crown, sea crown, trident, FACTA PVTA QVAECVNQVE IVBES. OVID.

Construction of Russian Fleet,1696