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Nomos 31

23 march 2024, 16:00 CET

Zurich, Zunfthaus zur Saffran

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Estimate: 100000 CHF
Hammer Price:  140000 CHF
Lot 157

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. Pattern 50 Drachmai 1875 (Gold, 28 mm, 16.12 g, 6 h), Paris, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / 1875 Mature head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Crowned and mantled coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 50 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ; ESSAI in tiny letters in the lower left field. Divo P72. Karamitsos T.59 (this coin mentioned). KM E14 (this coin depicted). This coin stands as the singular known example, notably featured as the specimen on page 558 of the Krause catalogue. Graded by NGC "PF 61 ULTRA CAMEO". Unique in pop report in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 2908889-006.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, and from the collection of Dimitri Loulakakis, Spink 5, 17 May 1979, 229.

Online bidding closes: 23 Mar 2024, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 27 Apr 2024, 08:51:58 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:140000 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 23 März 2024 at 9:00 CET. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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