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GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. Pattern 5 Lepta 1912 (Copper-Nickel, 19 mm, 2.92 g, 6 h), Paris , struck from dies by Ch. Pillet, plain edge and with a center hole. 5 / ΛΕΠΤΑ Owl standing facing on a Panathenaic amphora lying on its side; to right, olive branch; below, CH. PILLET; ΕSSAI, in tiny letters, in the upper right field. Rev. BAΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ / ΤΗΣ /ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ / 1912 in four lines; to right, the crown of the Kingdom of Greece. Divo P93. Karamitsos T.77. KM E24. Graded by NGC "PF 66". Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 2909005-010.

KINGS OF COMMAGENE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes, with Iotape, AD 38-circa 72. Dichalkon (Bronze, 17 mm, 3.74 g, 6 h), early series, Samosata, c. 38-40 or 41-54. Capricorn to right, with star above to left. Rev. KOMMAΓHNΩN Four-pointed tiara. ACV 236. Kovacs 243. RPC I 3862. Well centered and with a sharp depiction of an Armenian tiara. Lovely black patina. About very fine.