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GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 1 Drachmi 1883 (Silver, 23 mm, 4.98 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1883 Youthful head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. • ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ • Crowned and mantled shield bearing the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 1 ΔΡΑΧΜH flanked by the privy marks cornucopia (for the Mint Director) on the left and, on the right, a fasces (for the Engraver General, Jean Lagrange, 1880-1896). Divo 53d. Karamitsos 152. KM 38. Graded by NGC "AU details / cleaned". Cert number: 2909004-005.

Anonymous, time of Justinian I, circa 530. Half Siliqua (Silver, 12 mm, 0.95 g, 12 h), Constantinople. Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantinopolis to right. Rev. Large K. Bendall, Anonymous Type 8. Kent pl. 13, 28. Vagi 3051. Lightly toned. Slightly porous and with an edge fault, otherwise, very fine.