Greece 1831 5 lepta
This specimen was lot 1727 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €260 (about US$358 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GRÈCE, Jean Capodistrias (1828-1831), Cu 5 lepta, 1831, Égine. presque Très Beau. (Greece, John Capodistrias, 1828-31, copper five lepta of 1831, Aegina mint. about Very Fine.)"
After wresting her independence from the Turks, Greece was established as a republic under John Capodistrias. This regime lasted until 1831, during which time copper one, five, ten and twenty lepta were issued. All are scarce. This type was struck 1831 only.
Recorded mintage: 229,856 (22,000 per the SCWC).
Specification: 7.5 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 10, Divo, Grèce, 6; Karamitsos 12.
- Jean-Paul Divo, Modern Greek Coins, 1828-1968. Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman NV, 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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- 1830 5 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta), beaded circle
- 1830 10 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta), solid circle
- 1830 10 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta), beaded circle
- 1831 ΛΕΠΤΟΝ (lepton)
- 1831 10 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)
- 1831 20 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)
- 1832 2 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)
- 1833 ΛΕΠΤON (lepton)
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