Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. Pattern 1 Drachmi 1868 (Silver, 23 mm, 5.01 g, 6 h), Paris, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / E (= Essai) 1868 Youthful head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. • ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ • Crowned and mantled coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ. Divo P82. Karamitsos T.38. KM E2. Graded by NGC "PF 64". Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 2908888-012.

IONIA. Uncertain mint. Circa 650-600 BC. 1/24 Stater (Electrum, 7 mm, 0.65 g). Lion seated to right, with open jaws. Rev. Incuse square. CNG 97, September 2014, 215 (same reverse punch). Cf. SNG von Aulock 177 var. (as hekte). Very rare and possibly unpublished in this denomination. Very fine.