Lot 01046

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 1 Lepton 1878 (Copper, 15 mm, 1.00 g, 6 h), Bordeaux =K, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, plain edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ Mature head of George I to left; below truncation, 1878 flanked by the privy marks anchor (for the Engraver General, A. D. Barre, 1855-1878) on the left and cross (for the Mint Director, Henri Delbecque, 1870-1878) on the right. Rev. Laurel wreath tied below, containing 1 / ΛΕΠΤON in two lines; below wreath, K. Divo 70a. Karamitsos 120. KM 52a . Graded by NGC “MS 65 RD”. Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 3935106-002.

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