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Nomos 31 Realized: 6500 CHF
GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 1 Drachmi 1833 (Silver, 23 mm, 4.46 g, 6 h), "Proof-like", Paris, struck from dies by Carl Friedrich Voigt, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Youthful head of Otto to right; below truncation in tiny letters, ΦΟÏΓΤ. Rev. 1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ / (anchor) 1833 A /✶ Crowned shield bearing the coat of arms of Greece with the Wittelsbach arms at the center; all within an olive wreath with ties below. Divo 12b. Karamitsos 104. KM 15. A coin of proof-like quality distinguished by its exceptional original patina and remarkable eye appeal. Graded by NGC "MS 65". Cert number: 2908887-006.

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Obolos 30 Realized: 460 CHF
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Fals (Bronze, 12,5 mm, 2.10 g), 'Abbasid Governors of Egypt, struck under Mahfuz as minister of finance and Salih as prefect, no mint mentioned, but certainly Misr (Kairo), AH 186-187 = 802-803 AD. Double circle enclosing star within octofoil with pellet in each angle; in the outer margin (barely seen here), "Muhammad rassul Allah 'ala yidi Salih" ("Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. From the hands of Salih"). Rev. Palm branch flanked by stars at left and right; in upper field, bakh bakh ("very good"); on the outer margin in square margin, arranged in square; "bism Allah / mimma amara bihi / al-amir / Mahfuz" ("In the name of Allah, from that ordered by the amir Mahfuz"). Album 281. Miles 20. SICA 1583-1585. Very rare; a particularly unusual iconographic Islamic coin. About very fine.

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Nomos 31 El-Greco Collection
23 March, 2024

Obolos 31
21 April, 2024

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8-9 June, 2024
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