Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 20 Drachmai 1833 (Gold, 21 mm, 5.78 g, 6 h), Munich, struck from dies by Carl Friedrich Voigt, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Youthful head of Otho to left; below truncation in tiny letters, ΦΟΙΓΤ. Rev. 20 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 1833 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 9. Karamitsos 117. KM 21. A coin that is seldom graded as high as MS by NGC. Graded by NGC "MS 61". Cert number: 2908887-001.

SICILY. Messana. 420-413 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 17.14 g, 6 h). ΜΕΣΣΑ-ΝΑ Charioteer, holding reins in right hand and kentron in left, driving slow biga to right; in exergue, two confronted dolphins. Rev. ΜΕΣ-Σ-Α-ΝΙ-Ο-Ν Hare springing right; below, dolphin to right. Caltabiano Series XIV, 525 (D208/R222). SNG Manchester 424 (same obverse die). Well centered and attractive. Light porosity, otherwise, very fine.