GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 1/2 Drachmi 1851 (Silver, 17 mm, 2.26 g, 6 h), Athens ( or Vienna according to some scholars ), struck from dies by K. Lange, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Mature head of Otto to left. Rev. 1/2 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ / 1851 Crowned coat of arms of Greece with the Wittelsbach arms at the center; all within an olive wreath. Divo 15a ( this is possibly the coin illustrated ). Karamitsos 100. KM 34. Graded by NGC "MS 61". Cert number: 2908887-013.
From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, ex Schweizerischer Bankverein 9, 30 January 1980 679.
Price realized | 8'000 CHF |
Starting price | 6'000 CHF |