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Founding of St. Petersburg,
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Size | 47 мм |
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Inventory № | 251718 |
Obverse | PETRVS ALEXII FIL. D.G. RVSS. IMP. M. DVX MOSCOVIAE. Bust of Tsar Peter I fasing right Signed: O.K. [Osip Kalashnikov] | ||||||||||||||||||
Reverse | HAEC FORTIA MOENIA CONDIT. Minerva and Mercury sittig on clouds and holding a medallion with a portrait of Peter I and inscription: СZAR. PET. ALEXII. F. Minerva holds a model of Kronshlot. Below plan of fortress with inscription: St. Petersburg, overlooking a river Neva and city houses behind. In exergue: PETRIBVRGI PORTVS/ ET NAVALE. | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Copy | ||||||||||||||||||
Original author | Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich
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Literature | Zavorotnaya 1988 (№ 139); Russian Victories 2009, 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peter I, Stakhovich Alexander Alexandrovich, Kalashnikov Osip, Peter I (1682-1725), Kronslot, Moscovia, Neva, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Mercury (Hermes), Minerva (Athena), dockyard, armour, harbour, spear, plan of fortress, helmet, shield, mantle, laurel wreath, copy, chronogram, clouds, caduceus, winged sandals, city, HAEC FORTIA MOENIA CONDIT |
