Greece. Collection of 90 coins, incl. silver, various denominations, incl. album 1869-2000 (No reserve price)
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Collection of 90 Greek and Cretan coins dating from 1869 to 2000, including copper, nickel and silver pieces, housed in four plastic album sheets, with grades ranging from B to SUP, plus two foreign coins.
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Collection of 90 pieces from Greece and Crete, organized into 4 plastic album sheets. It covers more than 130 years of Greek monetary history, from the reign of George I to the end of the drachma.
Kingdom, George I (1863-1913):
Bronzes from 1869-1882: several 10 lepta “Diobolon”, 5 lepta “Obolos”, 2 lepta and 1 lepton
Nickel from the late 19th century (1894-95)
10 and 20 lepta holed coins from 1912
State of Crete (1898-1913): 10 lepta 1900, issue of autonomous Crete under Prince George.
Constantine I: 10 lepta aluminum 1922.
Second Republic: 20 lepta, 1 and 2 drachmas 1926, 5 drachmas 1930 with the phoenix.
Paul I and Constantine II (1954-1971):
Series with coats of arms and the royal portrait
Holed lepta in aluminum
30 drachmas silver 1963, centenary of the dynasty (portraits of the 5 kings, silver 835 ‰, 12 g)
Commemoratives of April 21, 1967
Regime of the colonels, 1973 series: phoenix, owl, Pegasus, 20 drachmas 1973.
Third Republic (1976-2000):
Portraits of Pericles, Democritus, Aristotle, Solon, Homer, Karaiskakis, Kanaris, Solomos
Denominations from 10 lepta to 100 drachmas
Commemoratives: 100 drachmas Alexander the Great / Vergina Star, 100 drachmas World Athletics Championships 1997, weightlifting 1999 and wrestling 1999 (Athens), 50 drachmas 2000
The lot also includes 2 foreign coins, including a 50 möngö from Mongolia, 1980.
Conditions vary, from B to SUP. The older bronzes are worn and patinated, the modern issues often in TTB-SUP. A few stains and oxidations, including a 20 drachmas in greenish-gray patina (see photos). Lot sold as photographed, album sheets included.
Shipping by secure insured parcel.
Collection of 90 pieces from Greece and Crete, organized into 4 plastic album sheets. It covers more than 130 years of Greek monetary history, from the reign of George I to the end of the drachma.
Kingdom, George I (1863-1913):
Bronzes from 1869-1882: several 10 lepta “Diobolon”, 5 lepta “Obolos”, 2 lepta and 1 lepton
Nickel from the late 19th century (1894-95)
10 and 20 lepta holed coins from 1912
State of Crete (1898-1913): 10 lepta 1900, issue of autonomous Crete under Prince George.
Constantine I: 10 lepta aluminum 1922.
Second Republic: 20 lepta, 1 and 2 drachmas 1926, 5 drachmas 1930 with the phoenix.
Paul I and Constantine II (1954-1971):
Series with coats of arms and the royal portrait
Holed lepta in aluminum
30 drachmas silver 1963, centenary of the dynasty (portraits of the 5 kings, silver 835 ‰, 12 g)
Commemoratives of April 21, 1967
Regime of the colonels, 1973 series: phoenix, owl, Pegasus, 20 drachmas 1973.
Third Republic (1976-2000):
Portraits of Pericles, Democritus, Aristotle, Solon, Homer, Karaiskakis, Kanaris, Solomos
Denominations from 10 lepta to 100 drachmas
Commemoratives: 100 drachmas Alexander the Great / Vergina Star, 100 drachmas World Athletics Championships 1997, weightlifting 1999 and wrestling 1999 (Athens), 50 drachmas 2000
The lot also includes 2 foreign coins, including a 50 möngö from Mongolia, 1980.
Conditions vary, from B to SUP. The older bronzes are worn and patinated, the modern issues often in TTB-SUP. A few stains and oxidations, including a 20 drachmas in greenish-gray patina (see photos). Lot sold as photographed, album sheets included.
Shipping by secure insured parcel.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Country/province
Greece
Year/period and variation
various denominations, incl. album 1869-2000
Denomination
Collection of 90 coins, incl. silver,
Condition
Ungraded
Number of objects
90
Coin type
World Coins (non Euro coins pre-2000)
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