Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 2 Drachmai 1868 (Silver, 27 mm, 9.99 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1868 Youthful head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. • ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ • Crowned and mantled coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 2 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanked by 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. Divo 51a. Karamitsos 155. KM 39. Graded by NGC "AU 55". Cert number: 2909004-002.

Anastasius I, 491-518. Solidus (Gold, 19 mm, 3.97 g, 6 h), Constantinople, 5th officina (E), 507-518. D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVC Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Anastasius facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding a spear with his right hand and a shield, ornamented with a horseman, over his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORI-A AVCCC E / CONOB Victory standing left, holding in right hand a long staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; in field to left, star. DOC 7e. MIBE 7. SB 5. Good very fine.