Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 50 Lepta 1874 (Silver, 18 mm, 2.48 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ Youthful head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE and the 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. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ The crown of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 50 ΛΕΠΤΑ / 1874 / A in three lines. Divo 55b. Karamitsos 147. KM 37. Graded by NGC "MS 61". Cert number: 2909004-009.

MACEDON. Terone. Circa 500-490 BC. 1/24 Stater (Silver, 9 mm, 0.55 g). Oenochoe to left. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square, diagonally divided. Hardwick -, but cf. Group II, pl. 29, 8-9 (1/24 and 1/48 staters respectively, but with regular quadripartite incuse). HPM -. Klein -. Rosen -. Tzamalis -. SNG ANS -. Rare and possibly unpublished. Rough surfaces, otherwise, fine.