Russia (Estonia / Sweden) Cast Bronze Medal 1710 (19th-20th c.) - Capture of Arensburg, 15 September 1710 - Peter I (1682–1725)

43.49g. 46mm. VF/XF. 

Medalier: Timofey Ivanov (T • I • on obverse truncation). 

Diakov 35.6 (Ar - R1). 

Obv.: Bust of Peter I right, in laurel wreath with bow; cuirass decorated with arabesques. 

Inscription around: 

PETRVS . ALEXII . FIL . D . G . RVSS . IMP . M . DVXMOSCOVIÆ 

(Peter, son of Alexis, by the grace of God Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Moscow). 

Rev.: Chronogram 1710. Peter I standing right in Roman armour and cloak, wearing a laurel wreath, holding a sceptre in his left hand; with his right hand he receives a mural crown from the personification of the island of Oesel, depicted as a kneeling female figure with a shell crown, holding a scroll with the fortress plan in her left hand. 

Inscription around:

OᴇsᴇLIᴀ IɴsVLᴀ Iᴛᴀ Iɴ ғIDᴇM ʀᴇCᴇᴘᴛᴀ 

(The island of Oesel thus received into allegiance). 

In exergue: 

ARENSBVRGVM САРТ • | D • XV • SEPT • | S • V • 

(Arensburg taken on 15 September [Old Style]). 

The medal commemorates the capture of Arensburg (Kuressaare, island of Ösel/Saaremaa) by Russian forces during the Great Northern War. The Swedish garrison capitulated on 15 September 1710, securing Russian control over the island without a prolonged siege. The occupation of Ösel strengthened Russia’s position in the Baltic and accelerated the collapse of Swedish dominance in the eastern Baltic region.