Russia, Catherine II, Rouble 1773 - NGC AU Det.

A nice, fully legible piece of the Catherine II ruble undergoing evaluation at the NGC.

On the reverse, initials of Fyodor Lesnikov - St. Petersburg mincmaster from 1773-1779.

Obverse: bust of the Tsarina to the right, below her the mint mark СПБ, in the rim the legend:
Б-М-ЕКАТЕРИНА-II-IМП-ИСАМОД-ВСЕРОCС-;

Reverse: eagle of the Russian Empire, on the sides of the tail the initials of the mincemaster, in the rim the legend:
1773 МОНЕТА - РУБЛЬ-;