Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 1/2 Drachmi 1855 (Silver, 17 mm, 2.24 g, 6 h), Athens (or Vienna according to some scholars), struck from dies by K. Lange, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Mature head of Otto to left. Rev. 1/2 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ / 1855 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 15b. Karamitsos 101a. KM 34. Graded by NGC "AU details / cleaned". Cert number: 2908885-015.

BOEOTIA. Thebes. Circa 425-375 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 11.5 mm, 2.71 g). Boeotian shield. Rev. Θ-EB Kantharos; club above. BCD Boiotia 410. Very fine.