| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 185 Price realized: 32,000 CHF (Approx. 35,583 USD / 32,761 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 2 Drachmai 1911 (Silver, 27 mm, 10.00 g, 6 h), Paris, ESSAI, mule, struck from an obverse die by Georgios Jakobides and a reverse die by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / 1911 Elderly head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, Γ. ΙΑΚΩΒΙΔΗΣ; below, flanking the date, privy marks cornucopia (for the Mint Director) and torch (for the Engraver General, Henri-Auguste Patey, 1896-1930). Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Crowned and mantled shield bearing the coat of arms of the kingdom of Greece; below, • 2 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ•; in tiny letters on the lower right field, ESSAI. Karamitsos T.76, KM E23. Tzamalis, Νομίσματα Ελληνικού Χώρου, Δ38 (this coin). Extremely rare, only three examples known. Uncirculated and with very attractive original toning. Virtually as struck. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, and from the collection of Leonidas C. Hermes, Hess-Divo 273, 25 March 1998, 157, published by Tzamalis in 1977 , and reportedly from the Collection of King Farouk of Egypt, Sotheby & Co., 24 February 1954, 2416 (part). Starting price: 20000 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 188 Price realized: 320 CHF (Approx. 356 USD / 328 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 2 Drachmai 1911 (Silver, 27 mm, 10.00 g, 6 h), Paris, struck from dies by Georgios Jakobides, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / 1911 Elderly head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, Γ. ΙΑΚΩΒΙΔΗΣ; privy marks cornucopia (for the Mint Director) and torch (for the Engraver General, Henri-Auguste Patey, 1896-1930) flanking the date. Rev. ΔΙΔΡΑΧΜΟΝ Veiled Thetis, seated to left on a hippocamp swimming to right, holding, with her right hand, the shield of Achilles adorned with a facing gorgoneion, and resting her left oat her waist. Divo 52. Karamitsos 158. KM 61. Graded by NGC "MS 62". Cert number: 2908901-013. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities. Starting price: 300 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 138 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 2 Drachmai 1868 (Silver, 27 mm, 9.99 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1868 Youthful 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, 2 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 51a. Karamitsos 155. KM 39. Graded by NGC "AU 55". Cert number: 2909004-002. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities. Starting price: 750 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 150 Price realized: 280 CHF (Approx. 311 USD / 287 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 2 Drachmai 1873 (Silver, 27 mm, 10.02 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1873 Youthful 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, 2 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanked by the privy marks bee (for the Mint Director, Renouard de Bussière, 1860-1879), on the left, and, on the right, an anchor (for the Engraver General, A. D. Barre, 1855-1878). Divo 51b. Karamitsos 156. KM 39. Graded by NGC "AU 58". Cert number: 2908901-012. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities. Starting price: 250 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 178 Price realized: 250 CHF (Approx. 278 USD / 256 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 2 Drachmai 1883 (Silver, 27 mm, 10.01 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1883 Youthful 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, 2 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanked by the privy marks cornucopia (for the Mint Director, Jean-Louis Ruau, 1875-1891) on the left and fasces (for the Engraver General, Jean Lagrange, 1880-1896) on the right. Divo 51c. Karamitsos 157. KM 39. Graded by NGC "AU 53". Cert number: 2909004-003. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities. Starting price: 250 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 169 Price realized: 44,000 CHF (Approx. 48,927 USD / 45,047 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 50 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 28 mm, 16.10 g, 6 h), Paris = A, mintage: 182 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, 50 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 45. Karamitsos 165, KM 50. Graded by NGC "MS 62". Cert number: 2908888-004. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities. The gold 50 Drachmai of 1876 is a coin that is sought after by collectors worldwide. While it occasionally appears at auction, finding one in a grade of MS 62 or above is extremely difficult. Starting price: 30000 CHF |  |
