2 Kopecks 1796 - authenticity

[extant4cell]

This coin will be undergoing sale in Sydney in April along with these coins:

 

These two roubles have seen European auctions in the past. The 2 k. is actually printed on the same page with Peter III Rouble...

 

I have discussed the above 2 kopeck coin on Russian forum as I didn't like it and I thought it was strange that the owner of other reputable coins on sale, be it a notable collector, didn't protest that his coins are displayed with a fake coin. That may yet happen, but hasn't happened yet.. The 2K looks different if you compare it with the other known authentic coins.

 

Before I contact the auction, I'd like to question the authenticity of the coin on the first picture once more, with your assistance. Can you please let me know what you think? Here are the scans of other authentic coins.

 

 

Thank you.

[gxseries]

Does not look genuine to me.

[BKB]

100% fake 2 kop. And, I would not be so fast as to call the other 2 (at least 1762) reputable coins. In the very least, I would not bid on them only after looking at these photos. Is there any provenance pre-1980s?

[extant4cell]

I have no idea about the other two, apart that they went through some prestige auctions in the last 10 years fetching high prices. I questioned their authenticity on Russian forum, as I didn't like their company, the fake coin, and was told that they are authentic, but the grounds for that were the above mentioned auction results...