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Nomos 31

The El Greco Collection
Zurich, 23 March 2024, 16:00

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Estimate: 87500 CHF
Hammer Price:  140000 CHF
Lot 170

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 100 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 35 mm, 32.27 g, 6 h), Paris = A, mintage: 76 pieces, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1876 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, 100 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanked by the privy marks bee (for the Mint Director, Renouard de Bussière, 1860-1879), on the left, and an anchor (for the Engraver General, A. D. Barre, 1855-1878), on the right. Divo 44. Karamitsos 166. KM 51. Graded by NGC "MS 61". Cert number: 2908889-003.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, ex Schweizerischer Bankverein, 17 October 1978, 300.

The 100 Drachmas 1876 stands out as one of the most renowned of all Greek modern coins. Examples in "Mint State" (MS) are exceptionally uncommon: it is worth noting that no example has ever previously appeared at auction.

Online bidding closes: 23 Mar 2024, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 17 Sep 2025, 21:01:44 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:140000 CHF
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