Lot 00047

Otho, 1832-1862. Pattern 5 Drachmai 1833 (Pewter, 38 mm, 20.75 g, 7 h), Pewter Pattern, 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.ΦΟÏΓΤ. Rev. 5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ /(anchor) 1833 A /ë 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 -. Karamitsos T.22. KM PN13.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities.A metal analysis of this example showed the following results: Sn: 94.34 Pb: 3.76 Cu: 0.915 Sb: 0.809 Bi: 0.175 which is a typical Pewter alloy.