Experts in Coins & Medals

CRETE. Georgios, Prince of Greece. High Commissioner of the Cretan State, 1898-1906. 2 Drachmai 1901 (Silver, 27 mm, 9.99 g, 6 h), Paris, struck from dies by Alfred Borrel, reeded edge. ΠΡΙΓΚΗΨ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΥΠΑΤΟΣ ΑΡΜΟΣΤΗΣ ΕΝ ΚΡΗΤΗ, •1901• Head of prince George to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, A. BOPPEΛ. Rev. ΚΡΗΤΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ Crowned and mantled shield bearing the coat of arms of the Cretan State, supported by two Herakles; below, 2 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanked by the privy marks cornucopia (for the Mint Director) on the left and and, on the right, a torch (for the Engraver General, Henri-Auguste Patey, 1896-1930). Divo 132. Karamitsos C.10. KM 8. Graded by NGC "XF details / cleaned". Cert number: 2909006-002.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas, 277/6-239 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.58 g, 11 h), Amphipolis, c. 274/1-260/55. Horned head of Pan to left, wearing goat's skin around his neck and with lagobolon behind; all within the center of a Macedonian shield adorned with stars and crescents. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOΥ Athena Alkidemos striding to left, hurling thunderbolt with her upraised right hand and holding shield with her left; in field to left, Macedonian helmet with transverse crest; in field to right, TΙ. SNG Ashmolean 3260. SNG Copenhagen 1202. Small banker's mark or flan flaw on obverse, otherwise, nearly very fine.