Lot 00048

Otho, 1832-1862. 5 Drachmai 1833 (Silver, 38 mm, 22.33 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.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 10b. Karamitsos 111. KM 20. Graded by NGC “AU details / rev. tooled”. Cert number: 2908885-006.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities.