Russia (Krasny mint) Poltina 1743 ММД - Elizabeth (1741-1762)

Russia (Krasny mint) Poltina 1743 ММД - Elizabeth (1741-1762)
12.76g. VF/VF+. Appealing specimen with nice relief details and light-grey color toning. Traces of a possible fractional overstrike or planchet defect to the right of the portrait on the obverse. Mintage is 166 000 pcs. Bitkin 142 R; 4 roubles according to Petrov. Rare. Probably this is a "Fractional" overstrike from a fragment of a one-ruble coin on the obverse. The reasons for the overstrike could include issues like minting errors or a non-standard one-ruble planchet. The practice of "Fractional" overstrike was quite rare. Or this is overstrike from a poltina or one-ruble coin of Ivan IV.