Greece 1833 drachma
This specimen was lot 31802 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "Greece: Othon Drachma 1833 MS64 NGC. A highly choice and lustrous example with satiny surfaces and pleasing gunmetal tone. Ex. Spink Auction 117, Lot 584. From the Collection of a Philhellene." This is an available date of a type struck 1832-34 and 1845-47.
Wikipedia comments,
"Otto (1815-67) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862. The second son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended the newly created throne of Greece at age 17. His government was initially run by a three-man regency council made up of Bavarian court officials. Upon reaching his majority, Otto removed the regents when they proved unpopular with the people, and he ruled as an absolute monarch. Eventually his subjects' demands for a constitution proved overwhelming, and in the face of an armed (but bloodless) insurrection, Otto granted a constitution in 1843."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.47 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 15.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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