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Tsar and Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich the Quietest (Алексей Михайлович Тишайший). Reigned 1645-1676. From the series of Russian princes and tsars. Medalist Johann Balthasar Gass (1720-1813). Medal struck around 1770.
Bust of Tsar wearing a crown and jeweled robe, over which is a chain. To the right is the signature G (Gass). Obverse: TSAR AND VEL KN ALEK SEI MIKHAILOVICH V R ЦАРЬ И ВЕЛ КН АЛЕК СЕЙ МИХАЙЛОВИЧ В Р). Reverse: ВОШЕЛ НА ЦАРСТВО 1645 ГОДУ ВЗЯЛ СМОЛЕНСК ПОБЕДИЛ КРЫМЦОВ ПРИ НЕМ СОЧИНЕНО УЛОЖЕНИЕ ВЛ 31 ГОД ЖИЛ 47 ЛЕТ (Roughly: HE ENTERED THE KINGDOM IN 1645, TOOK SMOLENSK, DEFEATED THE CRIMEANS, AND A CODE* WAS COMPOSED UNDER HIM)
* (Note: He was the first tsar to sign laws on his own authority and his council passed the Sobornoye Ulozheniye of 1649, which strengthened the bonds between autocracy and the lower nobility. Also, all inscriptions in Old Cyrillic, reverse inscription in parallel lines.
Diameter 38.4 mm (1.5 in). Weight 24.27 g (0.8 oz). Bronze. St. Petersburg Mint. Almost EX condition. 1 only.
