Experts in Coins & Medals

GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 1/2 Drachmi 1834 (Silver, 19 mm, 2.27 g, 6 h), 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.Φ. Rev. 1/2 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ / (anchor) 1834 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 14b. Karamitsos 95. KM 19. Graded by NGC "UNC details / obv. scratched". Cert number: 2908890-009.

Vespasian, 69-79. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.04 g, 7 h), Rome, 72-73. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. Vesta seated to left, holding simpulum; across fields, TRI-POT. BMC 70. RIC 359. RSC 563. Minor marks and struck on a narrow flan as is typical for this issue, otherwise, very fine.