Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 5 Drachmai 1844 (Silver, 38 mm, 22.27 g, 6 h), Athens, struck from dies by Carl Friedrich Voigt, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Youthful head of Otho to right; below truncation in tiny letters, K. ΦΟÏΓΤ. Rev. 5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ /(owl) 1844 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 10d. Karamitsos 113. KM 20. Graded by NGC "AU 55". Cert number: 2908887-005.

MYSIA. Parium. Vespasian, 69-79. (Bronze, 22 mm, 7.09 g, 12 h). VESPASIANVS CAESAR Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. AVGVSTVS Capricorn to right. RPC II, 887. SNG France 1460. Very rare. The attribution to Parium is only tentative. Some earthen deposits, otherwise, very fine.