Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 5 Drachmai 1844 (Silver, 38 mm, 22.27 g, 6 h), Athens, struck from dies by Carl Friedrich Voigt, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Youthful head of Otho to right; below truncation in tiny letters, K. ΦΟÏΓΤ. Rev. 5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ /(owl) 1844 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 10d. Karamitsos 113. KM 20. Graded by NGC "AU 55". Cert number: 2908887-005.

Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, 137 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 4.00 g, 12 h), Rome. Helmeted head of Roma to right; behind, jug; below chin, X (mark of value). Rev. SEX PO FOSTLVS / ROMA She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling Romulus and Remus; behind, the shepherd Faustulus standing to right; in background, birds in a fig tree (ficus Ruminalis). Babelon (Pompeia) 1. BMCRR 926-7. Crawford 235/1 a-c. RBW 972. Cabinet toning. Good very fine.