Lot 01031

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 2 Drachmai 1873 (Silver, 27 mm, 10 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 39b. Graded by NGC “MS 64+”. Cert number: 3935109-010.

From the Ioannis Vasilakis Collection of Supreme Quality Circulation Strikes of Georgios I.