Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 10 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 19 mm, 3.24 g, 5 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A. Youthful head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Laurel wreath containing surrounding 10 / ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ / 1876 in three lines; privy marks bee (for the Mint Director, Renouard de Bussière, 1860-1879) on the left and an anchor (for the Engraver General, A. D. Barre, 1855-1878) on the right. Divo 48. Karamitsos 162. KM 48. Graded by NGC "MS 63". Cert number: 2909003-005.

MYSIA. Lampsacus. Julius Caesar, 45 BC(?). AE (Bronzed lead, 17 mm, 4.44 g, 11 h), Pseudo-autonomous issue, struck under the duumviri L. Pontius and Q. Lucretius. C G I L Head of Janus. Rev. Q LVCRETI L PONTI IIVIR COL DED PR Prow to right. RPC I, 2273. The most sharply-defined available example of this very rare issue. Porous and with minor deposits, otherwise, good very fine.