1834 Russia Platinum 3 Roubles, NGC VF-25 Pupienus Victory flying right

Victory flying right

This coin was discovered in 1879 in Portugal

The reverse side of the coin features Augustus seated on his throne

while the reverse features Mark Antony (with a strong jawline)

with palm-branch

1834 Russia Platinum 3 Roubles, NGC VF-25 Pupienus Victory flying rightAn 1834 Russia 3 Roubles coin, minted in Siberia, graded VF 25 by NGC. In the 1830s, large natural ore deposits of platinum were discovered in the Ural Mountains of Siberia. The Russian government decided to put that platinum to use, minted three denominations of coins with the metal 3, 6, and 12 Rouble coins. Unfortunately, the Russian mint quickly discovered that platinum was a hard and unmalleable metal, making it difficult for coin production.