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.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246-222 BC. Obol (Bronze, 23 mm, 10.79 g, 11 h), Tyre. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn over diadem. Rev. Eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; in left field, club. CPE B468. SNG Copenhagen 495. Svoronos 708. Weiser 55-6. Attractive black patina with
earthen highlights. Very fine.