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LOT 4194

Greece. George I AV 20 Drachmai. Dated 1884. Paris mint. Third portrait. Designed by Jean-Auguste Barre.

ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ A 1884 ΒΑΡΡΕ, bare head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ, arms within crowned mantle inscribing ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ, denomination below. KM 49. NGC AU 58, certification number 8237785-014. NGC Census in this grade: 6. NGC Census in higher grade: 903.3 3/8 in. (49.04 grams total, 85 mm including case.).

Provenance

Acquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Footnotes

Mintage: 550,000.
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 6.45161 g. (AGW=0.1867 oz.) Composition: 900/1000 Gold.

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LOT 4194

Greece. George I AV 20 Drachmai.

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £320 +BP*
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