Монеты Екатерины II

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Каталог русских монет XVIII века — классический справочник-определитель одного из крупнейших специалистов по русской нумизматике и фалеристике М. Дьякова. Книга содержит иллюстрации практически всех известных монет рассматриваемого периода, перекрестные ссылки на самые важные каталоги, диаграммы и таблицы, помогающие идентифицировать конкретный экземпляр. Многие монеты снабжены информацией об истории их аукционных продаж за последние 100 лет, что помогает следить за ценовыми тенденциями нумизматического рынка.

Заключительная часть шеститомного каталога охватывает монеты императрицы Екатерины II, датированные 1762-1796 годами.

Книга является библиографической редкостью.

The unprecedented growth of interest in Russian coins throughout the world, enhanced by the feeling of creativity and the exciting character of the work, has encouraged us to continue publishing the series of illustrated catalogues of coins dating up to 1917.

Although at present there exists a lot of literature covering this period, it suffers from one drawback — few or no illustrations, which, in practical terms, makes it difficult to identify specific coins, or leads to errors in identification.

There is only one book that fully met the modern requirements of a coin catalogue – “Corpus” by Grand Prince George Mikhailovich. This edition is rather expensive, rare, and practicaly unobtainable for the majority of collectors. The author of the present book has made a modest effort to bridge the gap by filling it with more recent information.

The Book is an attempt to provide the collectors of Russian coins with a reference book. It contains information on dating, weights, mintages, edge design, engraver, mintmaster, etc. Some references are made in connection with historical events in Russia. The book also contains illustrations of practically all known coins of the period. Each coin has a cross-reference to similar coins, and information on its rarity from well–known catalogues, all of which facilitates the practical work of professional dealers and compilers of auction catalogues. Charts that simplify the identification of the coin in question are also supplied.

Some coins are provided with information on their international auction sales history over the last 100 years, which helps one to follow the price trends of the numismatic market.