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Nomos 31

23 march 2024, 16:00 CET

Zurich, Zunfthaus zur Saffran

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Estimate: 625 CHF
Hammer Price:  1500 CHF
Lot 31

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. Pattern 5 Drachmai 1833 (Copper, 38 mm, 21.35 g, 6 h), struck from dies by Traugott Ertel, Munich, reeded edge. Obelisk, flanked by: WELCHE IM RUSS./ KRIEGE DEN TOD / FAN-DEN, in three lines; around, DENKMAL DER DREISSIGTAUSEND BAIERN. Rev. T• ERTEL / IN / MÜNCHEN• / 1833• in four lines; around, PROBE DES THALERPRÄGWERKES - F• D• KÖN• MÜNZE IN GRIECHENLAND• (= Test Strike of the Thaler Striking Machinery for the Royal Mint in Greece). Divo P37. Hauser 873. Karamitsos T.12. KM PnA13. One of the finest known examples! Graded by NGC "MS 62". Top pop in NGC. Cert number: 2908901-005.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, and from the collection of Dimitri Loulakakis, Spink 5, 17 May 1979, 181.

The 29 meter tall Obelisk shown on this trial strike is the well-known momument located at the Karolinenplatz in Munich; it was designed by Leo von Klenze in 1833. It is dedicated to the 30,000 Bavarian soldiers who gave their lives during the Russian campaign of Napoleon I.

Online bidding closes: 23 Mar 2024, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Apr 2024, 14:30:45 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1500 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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