Numismatic auction VEAD: 4.5 million rubles for the platinum medal
ARTinvestment.RU   22 октября 2014

18 October in the East-European Antique House, the auction "Coins, orders, medals". Top lot was the medal "In memory of the residence of the Russian Emperor Alexander I in Paris"

Saturday October 18 at East-Европейском Antique House held an auction "Coins, orders, medals". Compact catalog 200 with small lots absorbed numismatic rarities — from antique coins VII-VI centuries BC to the coins and medals of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Sousa.

the Auction was preceded by an exhibition 9-17 October, organized jointly by the Regional public organization promoting the preservation and development of numismatics "Union card", Eastern-Европейским Antique House (VEAD) and the National Institute for Independent Expertise. Part of the exhibits were offered in the auction on October 18. All this rare coins from private collections, many of them never before exhibited. The price range selected for the auction catalogue of the coins was very wide — from 1 thousand to a few million rubles, which proves once again: collecting available to everyone, regardless of size budget.

Opening directory October 18 sections of the ancient (Greek, Roman and medieval (Byzantine, English, Austrian, German, papal States) coins were in low-activity hall, despite a half dozen came collectors. But bursts of consumer interest in this topic were. For example, traded for coin Salut Dor, minted in 1423-1426, during the reign of Henry VI, the last king of England of the house of Lancaster, the only one of the English kings who wore during the hundred years war and after it the title of "King of France". Correspondence player and collector in the hall arguing for it with 75 to 100 thousand rubles (estimate 150 thousand rubles). Won the absentee member. An auction also took German double Ducat "In memory 100-летия Augsburg confession" 1630: absent party has won in his fight with room for 150 thousand rubles (start 135 thousand rubles, the estimate of 170 thousand). In General, however, the thongs of antiquity and the middle ages have passed almost unnoticed. Due to the low interest "is not our" coins of the total number of lots sold catalog was at 20 %.

since lot 88 — of Srebrenik Grand Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Tenth century — auctions have become much more lively: connected and hall, and phone and absentee bids were heard more often. In the end 16 of the lots went to the hall, three lots purchased by phone and 22 times won the absentee members. Sold 7.2 million (6.4 million of them brought Russian coins), which is 28 % of the total estimate. It is worth noting that the starting prices were below the estimate, and sometimes the difference was quite substantial. Therefore, even if per lot traded, the price of a hammer from the start still rarely reached declared estimate.

Top-лотом the entire auction was a platinum medal "In memory of the residence of the Russian Emperor Alexander I in Paris" (lot 143). This commemorative medal was struck at the Paris mint to sketch medalist F. Andrieu. The minting of platinum medals relating to the subject), @there is almost a unique case. The medal was minted in small numbers, and today one of them known units. In the top-лот auction purchased by absentee rate start — for 4.5 million rubles.

Another top-лотом partition coins of the Russian Empire became extremely rare half 1762 — short the reign of Peter III. For the silver coin was arguing and the phone room with 200 to 250 thousand rubles (estimate 250 thousand). Won phone pokupatel.

Moving on, to the reign of Alexander III, it is worth mentioning the sale of gold coins 10 rubles 1894 for 160 thousand rubles (start 150 thousand, estimate 200 thousand). Shortly thereafter, 508 thousand rubles, start was sold silver ruble 1905 profile of Nicholas II. Another rarity, received attention of participants, — silver ruble "In memory of the 200-летия Gangut battle". Over half a million rubles at the start it was bought by absentee member. Sale looks very symbolic, as this year we celebrate 300-летний anniversary of the battle of Gangut — the first in the Russian history of the Russian naval victory Plata.

the auction was watching Maria Onuchin, AI