Russia: Peter I gold "Battle of Kalisz" Ducat 1706-Dated UNC Details (Mount Removed) NGC,...

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Magnificently Rare Peter the Great Ducat Commemorating Great Northern War Battle

Peter I gold "Battle of Kalisz" Ducat 1706-Dated UNC Details (Mount Removed) NGC, Diakov-24.6 (R4) Fr-98 (Very Rare). 23mm. 3.50gm. During this period of the Great Northern War, Saxony formed a strong alliance with Russia against Sweden. Peter the Great championed a Saxon, Augustus II, for the throne of Poland; though Sweden had its own choice, Stanislaw Leszczynski. In the fall of 1706, Swedish forces occupied Saxony's major cities and forced Saxon emissaries to sign a treaty calling for Augustus to renounce the crown of Poland and for Saxony to break its alliance with Russia. The Battle of Kalisz was a decisive but short-lived victory for the anti-Swedish coalition, occurring before the effects of the Treaty of Altranstädt had taken hold across the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Despite the military triumph for Saxony and Russia, Augustus II ultimately agreed to abide by the terms of the treaty with Sweden, renouncing his claims to the Polish crown and formally severing ties with Russia for the time being.

The piece on offer here is an exorbitantly rare Ducat-sized Medal, commemorating the Russian-involved military victory over Sweden that was fought in modern day Poland, which depicts the Czar gallantly riding on horseback amidst battle. A few different versions of the Medals were created in celebration of this Russian achievement, this type being the most coin adjacent in appearance and specification. Friedberg states that medallic Ducats of this type and larger multiple Ducat sizes were "struck as a military reward for officers", listing emissions for this battle in each multiple from one to five, all accompanied by a notation of either "Very Rare" or "Extremely Rare". The closest auction comparable for any size of this type was a 5 Ducat Medal sold with Gorny & Mosch in 2006, though that piece was struck with different dies (from Diakov-24.4, signed by G. Haupt on the obverse truncation). Besides that, we are unaware of any other auction appearance of this issue that has occurred in this century.

The prior mounting on this specimen is notable, but not egregious, largely confined to the area near the rim at 12 o'clock (and presumably on the edge at this area as well), which allows the presentation of the designs to occur with minimal visual interruption. Certain distinctive similarities in the shadowing of the light from the undulations of the flan (especially on the obverse) suggest this example could be the Friedberg plate specimen, however we cannot be certain due to the limitations of the plate coin image for this type in Friedberg, and without further supporting documentation. Regardless, this is one of the rarest offerings from the Geneva Collection, one that is filled with some of the nicest Russian numismatic material available for public consumption.

Ex. Soedermann Collection (Schweizerischer Bankverein Auction 6, February 1977, Lot 28)
From the Geneva Collection

Metal: Gold
Diameter: 23mm

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極罕見的彼得大帝「北方戰役紀念」杜卡特金幣

1706年彼得一世「卡利甚戰役紀念」杜卡特金幣。UNC Details (Mount Removed) NGC。
23毫米。3.5克。在大北方戰爭期間，薩克森與俄國結盟對抗瑞典。彼得大帝意欲安插薩克森的奧古斯都二世為波蘭國王，而瑞典屬意的人選為斯坦尼斯瓦夫.萊什琴斯基。在1706年秋季，瑞典軍佔領薩克森的主要城市，並強迫薩克森的使者簽署條約，要求奧古斯都放棄波蘭王位，並解除與俄國的聯盟。但在《阿爾特蘭施塔特條約》生效前，反瑞典聯盟取得了卡利甚戰役的勝利。縱使薩克森和俄國取得軍事上的勝利，但未有扭轉大局，奧古斯都二世最終仍同意條約內容，包括放棄波蘭王位並解除與俄國結盟。

這枚稀罕難得的獎章屬杜卡特規格，紀念俄國在今天的波蘭領土上戰勝瑞典，描繪了沙皇於馬背上浴血酣戰的場景。這款紀念俄軍大捷的獎章共有數個版別，此為外觀和尺寸最接近錢幣的一款。Friedberg指這款獎章是為了「犒賞軍官」而鑄造，規格由單杜卡特至5杜卡特不等，並指每款的珍罕程度均屬「非常稀罕」或「極為稀罕」。在拍賣記錄中，與當前這枚較接近者有2006年Gorny & Mosch售出的5杜卡特，但使用的模具不同，為Diakov-24.4，正面帶有G. Haupt的簽署鑄記。除此例外，未見本世紀的其他拍賣記錄。此章帶有鑲嵌痕跡，但並不嚴重，僅限於外圈正上方的邊緣位置，對整體設計影響甚微。受圖像清晰度所限，加之未有其他文獻記錄，敝公司未能完全確定此幣是否Friedberg圖例的原件，但部分特徵的確十分相似，如坯餅的起伏（尤其是正面）等，故為圖例原件的可能性甚高。無論如何，此為日內瓦集藏中最稀罕珍貴的藏品之一，該集藏向來以最頂尖的俄國錢幣珍品而舉世聞名。

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