Experts in Coins & Medals

IONIAN ISLANDS, Septinsular Republic. Under partial British occupation. 1809-1814. 25 Paras 1813/4 (Silver, 22 mm, 2.02 g), struck on a 1689 Carlino of Charles II of Naples and Sicily, Zante (Zakynthos). Countermarked on the host reverse with an oval indent containing a laureate and draped bust of George III above the denomination 25. Rev. Countermarked on the host obverse with a square indent containing the denomination 25. Karamitsos I.6b. KM 18. Lambros 18. Host Coin: Fair, Countermark: Good very fine. Graded by NGC "Fair 2". Cert number: 2909009-007.

CILICIA. Coropissus. Commodus, 177-192. (Bronze, 20 mm, 5.01 g, 7 h). ΑΥΤO ΚΑΙCΑΡ Λ ΚΟΜΟΔ ΑΝΤ (?) Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus to right. Rev. ΚοΡοΠΙϹ[…] ΚIΗT ΜΗΤΡ Zeus standing, left, holding patera in right hand and long scepter (?) in left. RPC IV.3 Online temp. 5798. SNG Levante 589. Only four known to RPC, all in collections and thus unavailable. About very fine.