Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 1/4 Drachmi 1855 (Silver, 15 mm, 1.06 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 Otho to left. Rev. 1/4 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 17b. Karamitsos 93a. KM 33. Graded by NGC "AU details / tooled". Cert number: 2908897-003.

BULGARIA. Second Empire. Ivan Šišman, 1371-1395. Asper (Silver, 14 mm, 0.54 g, 6 h). M - Θ Half-length bust of Virgin facing, nimbate and orans, holding on lap infant Christ, nimbate and raising his right hand in benediction. Rev. Ivan Šišman standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding cruciform sceptere in his right hand; in left and right fields, monograms. Dimnik & Dobrinić 11.1.4. Raduchev & Zhekov 1.15.9-12. Youroukova & Penchev 97. Nearly very fine.