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Nomos 31

23 march 2024, 16:00 CET

Zurich, Zunfthaus zur Saffran

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Estimate: 8750 CHF
Hammer Price:  16000 CHF
Lot 82

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 1/2 Drachmi 1843 (Silver, 19 mm, 2.22 g, 6 h), Athens, struck from dies by Carl Friedrich Voigt, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Mature head of Otho to right; below truncation in tiny letters, K.Φ. Rev. 1/2 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ / (owl) 1843 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 14d. Karamitsos 97. KM 19. Graded by NGC "XF 45". Cert number: 2908887-011.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, ex Spink 11, 27 October 1983, 481.

This 1/2 Drachmi is the rarest coin of all the 1/2 Drachmi coins struck for general circulation.

Online bidding closes: 23 Mar 2024, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 27 Apr 2024, 18:46:38 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:16000 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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