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Nomos 31

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

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Estimate: 10000 CHF
Hammer Price:  11000 CHF
Lot 47

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. Pattern 5 Drachmai 1833 (Pewter, 38 mm, 20.75 g, 7 h), Pewter Pattern, Paris, struck from dies by Carl Friedrich Voigt, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Youthful head of Otho to right; below truncation in tiny letters, K. ΦΟÏΓΤ. Rev. 5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ /(anchor) 1833 A /✶ 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 -. Karamitsos T.22. KM PN13. Graded by NGC "AU details, cleaned". Cert number: 6644262-001.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities.

A metal analysis of this example showed the following results: Sn: 94.34 Pb: 3.76 Cu: 0.915 Sb: 0.809 Bi: 0.175 which is a typical Pewter alloy.

Online bidding closes: 23 Mar 2024, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 17 Jul 2025, 05:05:20 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:11000 CHF
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