Peter I (The Great) Rouble/Ruble, 1723, Russian silver coin Weight: 26.91g Diameter: 40 mm Bust right of Tsar Peter the First Four crowned Russian P's in the form of a cross Diakov 57, Uzd 0610, Sev 586ff. Condition: Very Good/Fine, noble gray patina Magnificent coin of Peter the Great Rouble and a stunning example of early Russian numismatic art Peter the Great was born in Moscow in 1672 and died in 1725. Although he was tsar only from 1682-1725, he is credited with beginning the Westernization of Russia and starting it on the road to becoming an international power. There was much turmoil during his reign and Peter could be quite brutal at times, even his half-sister Sofia and wife Eudoxia were forced to become nuns when they conspired against him. Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: Пётр Алексе́евич Рома́нов, Пётр I, Pyotr I, or Пётр Вели́кий, Pyotr Velikiy) (9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725)[note 1] ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother. In numerous successful wars he expanded the Tsardom into a huge empire that became a major European power. According to historian James Cracraft, he led a cultural revolution that replaced the traditionalist and medieval social and political system with a modern, scientific, Europe-oriented, and rationalist system.

Fine, natural patina