Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Constantine I, second reign, 1920-1922. 50 Lepta 1921 (Copper-Nickel, 25 mm, 6.90 g, 12 h), struck in medal alignment, i.e., 12h, King's Norton mint = Nobel Industries (Birmingham), struck from dies by Georgios Iakovidis, plain edge with a central hole. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ / 1921 Crowned and mantled shield bearing the coat of arms of the kingdom of Greece. Rev. 50 / ΛΕΠΤΑ Olive branch, above KN (= King's Norton). Divo 101. Karamitsos 169 var. KM 65 var. A great rarity, apparently the first known example of this coin type struck in medal alignment! Graded by NGC "AU details / environmental damage". Cert number: 2909009-005.

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Time of Antoninus Pius, 138-161. (Bronze, 14.5 mm, 3.16 g, 6 h), dated ZC (207) = 158-159 AD. ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡ Laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right. Rev. ΕΤΟ Ζ-C Tripod surmounted by the Delphic omphalos; the tripod's bowl is decorated with janiform head of Apollo (left) and Hermes (right) in profile; each God faces towards his symbol, Apollo to a laurel branch and Hermes to a winged caduceus. RPC online 7209 (same dies). Rather scarce, with only two examples noted by RPC editors, one in BNF and one in ANS public collections. This is the first example offered for private collectors. A few reddish deposits, otherwise, good very fine.