Experts in Coins & Medals

CRETE. Georgios, Prince of Greece. High Commissioner of the Cretan State, 1898-1906. 2 Drachmai 1901 (Silver, 27 mm, 9.99 g, 6 h), Paris, struck from dies by Alfred Borrel, reeded edge. ΠΡΙΓΚΗΨ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΥΠΑΤΟΣ ΑΡΜΟΣΤΗΣ ΕΝ ΚΡΗΤΗ, •1901• Head of prince George to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, A. BOPPEΛ. Rev. ΚΡΗΤΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ Crowned and mantled shield bearing the coat of arms of the Cretan State, supported by two Herakles; below, 2 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanked by the privy marks cornucopia (for the Mint Director) on the left and and, on the right, a torch (for the Engraver General, Henri-Auguste Patey, 1896-1930). Divo 132. Karamitsos C.10. KM 8. Graded by NGC "XF details / cleaned". Cert number: 2909006-002.

IONIA. Ephesos. Circa 1st century. Tessera (Bronze, 23 mm, 5.01 g, 7 h). Ε-Φ / CΚωΠΙ Stag lying left, head turned back to right. Rev. ΚΗΡΙΛΙC ωΔΕ ΠΡΟC ΠΑΛΥΡΙΝ Bee seen from above. BMC 186. SNG Copenhagen 355. SNG von Aulock 1875. A series of tesserae, or tokens, was produced at the cult center of Ephesos during the Hellenistic period and later. Some deposits, otherwise, very fine.