| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 166 Price realized: 3,400 CHF (Approx. 3,781 USD / 3,481 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 10 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 19 mm, 3.24 g, 5 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A. Youthful head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Laurel wreath containing surrounding 10 / ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ / 1876 in three lines; 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 48. Karamitsos 162. KM 48. Graded by NGC "MS 63". Cert number: 2909003-005. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, as a gift from D. Theokotopoulos. Starting price: 1500 CHF |  |
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| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 165 Price realized: 17,000 CHF (Approx. 18,904 USD / 17,405 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 10 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 19 mm, 3.25 g, 5 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A. Youthful head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Laurel wreath containing surrounding 10 / ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ / 1876 in three lines; 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 48. Karamitsos 162, KM 48. In lower grades this is not an uncommon coin, but it is extremely rare in MS 66 as it is here. Graded by NGC "MS 66". Top pop in NGC. Cert number: 2908902-001. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, and from the Loulakakis Collection, acquired in the late 1970s from G. Brosi who had, in turn, acquired it in 1976 from Maison Platt in Paris. Starting price: 5000 CHF |  |
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| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 164 Price realized: 1,500 CHF (Approx. 1,668 USD / 1,536 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 5 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 17 mm, 1.60 g, 5 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A. Youthful head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Laurel wreath containing surrounding 5 / ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ / 1876 in three lines; 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 49. Karamitsos 161. KM 47. Graded by NGC "UNC details / cleaned". Cert number: 2909003-006. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities. Starting price: 1200 CHF |  |
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| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 167 Price realized: 60,000 CHF (Approx. 66,719 USD / 61,428 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 20 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 21 mm, 6.46 g, 5 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1876 Youthful 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, 20 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 -. Karamitsos 163. KM 49. Graded by NGC "PF 66". Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 2908888-005. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, ex Hess-Leu (18), 11 October 1961, 239 (?). Finding a 19th century Greek coin issued for circulation coins in such a pristine condition is notably scarce. The marked contrast between the intricate details and the glistening fields of this proof coin is particularly lovely. Starting price: 40000 CHF |  |
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| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 163 Price realized: 8,000 CHF (Approx. 8,896 USD / 8,190 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 5 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 17 mm, 1.64 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A. Youthful head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Laurel wreath containing surrounding 5 / ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ / 1876 in three lines; 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 46. Karamitsos 161. KM 47. This coin is extremely uncommon in such high quality! Graded by NGC "MS 65". Cert number: 2908902-002. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities. Starting price: 5000 CHF |  |
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| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 161 Price realized: 3,200 CHF (Approx. 3,558 USD / 3,276 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 5 Drachmai 1876 (Silver, 37 mm, 25.06 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1876 Mature head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Crowned and mantled coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 5 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 50b. Karamitsos 160. KM 46. A lovely coin, beautifully toned. Graded by NGC "MS 63". Cert number: 2908901-011. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities. Starting price: 1200 CHF |  |
