Small Greek Bullion Coin? (Id: Russian Silver Round Featuring Nikolai Lobachevsky)

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David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 06/05/2023 7:38 pm I found this in a 10kg bag of mixed coins. Looks like Ag .999 so assume Silver 0.999. I think the Greek ΓΡΑΜΜΑ means grams which would be 3 grams. My scales showed as 3.05g so makes sense. Other than that, I can't find any information about this little piece of silver bullion. Unfortunately the side with the effigy didn't have much relief. Would be great if any CC sleuths could find out some more. Thanks in advance. Weight = 3.05g Diam. = 18mm Edited by David Graham 06/05/2023 7:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 06/05/2023 9:32 pm @david, can you please post a nice crisp closeup pic of the manufacturer? I'd like to figure that out and can't quite read it with the current pics. Thx. Here is the best I can do with what you have posted so far: "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 06/05/2023 10:42 pm Hi Spence. Hope this helps. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 06/06/2023 12:34 am The lettering is not Greek, but close - it's Cyrillic. The language is Russian; the word in the cartouche is "standard". The word on the mostly-blank back is "Lobachevsky N.I."; it was only after translating this that I realised there's actually a very faint portrait there, and the portrait is of Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 06/06/2023 10:01 am Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 06/07/2023 12:14 am Nice work Sap. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 06/08/2023 8:18 pm If you look closely, at upper right there are the letters "#1050;#1056;#1064;#1060;", which transliterated into Roman characters is "KRShF". I suspect this is some kind of Russian bank or metals refiner, and whatever is in the small circle in the cartouche, along with the lettering and the "Ag 999", is their trademark. Unfortunately Google is practically useless for this kind of thing. Here's another issue of the same issuer : https://es.numista.com/catalogue/ex...a108653.html Report this Post to the Staff
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