Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 1/2 Drachmi 1847 (Silver, 19 mm, 2.17 g, 7 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.Φ. Rev. 1/2 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ / 1847 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 14f. Karamitsos 99. KM 19. Graded by NGC "MS 62". Top pop in NGC. Cert number: 2908888-002.

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Time of Antoninus Pius, 138-161. (Bronze, 14.5 mm, 3.16 g, 6 h), dated ZC (207) = 158-159 AD. ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡ Laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right. Rev. ΕΤΟ Ζ-C Tripod surmounted by the Delphic omphalos; the tripod's bowl is decorated with janiform head of Apollo (left) and Hermes (right) in profile; each God faces towards his symbol, Apollo to a laurel branch and Hermes to a winged caduceus. RPC online 7209 (same dies). Rather scarce, with only two examples noted by RPC editors, one in BNF and one in ANS public collections. This is the first example offered for private collectors. A few reddish deposits, otherwise, good very fine.