Greece.

A few of my favourite Greek coins.

 

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Nice collection and I have the first one. I love the design of that coin as well.

 

20 lepta 1912, nickel, weight - 5 g., size - 23 mm, thickness - 1,8 mm, mintage - 10145000 pcs. Engraver: Charles Pillet. Paris Mint. Ruler: king George I (1863-1913). The single release only.

 

Here is to speedy recovery to Greece !
1876 5 Drachmai - cleaned VF i think.
1901 Crete 5 Drachmai - One of my favorites , has some little pinches obverse as you can see. One year type with 150K mintage.

 

I got it yesterday for $4.
It is 5 lepta 1894. Rather high grade for a coin of such low face value.

 

King George I (1863-1913).
10 lepta 1894, copper-nickel, weight - 2,91 g., size - 19 mm, thickness - 1,25 mm, mintage - 3000000 pcs. Engraver: Alfred Borrel. Paris Mint. Coins of this type were released at 1894 & 1895.

 

Republic of Greece (1924-1935).
10 drachmai 1930, silver .500, weight - 7 g., size - 25 mm, mintage - 7500000 pcs. Engravers: Michael Axelos & Percy Metcalfe. London Mint. Single release.

 

King George I (1863-1913).
20 lepta 1894, copper-nickel, weight - 3,9 g., size - 21 mm, thickness - 1,35 mm, mintage - 4751992 pcs. Engraver: Alfred Borrel. Paris Mint. Coins of this type were released at 1893, 1894 & 1895.

 

Regime of the Black colonels (dictatorship).
5 drachmai 1973, copper-nickel, weight - 9,1 g., size - 25 mm, thickness - 1,4 mm, mintage - 13931000 pcs. Engravers: I. Stinis (obverse - eagle) and N. Perantinos (reverse - the Pegasus). Single release.

 

Nine collection! Let's get in the spirit, what do you say? This always works for me...

 

Regime of the Black colonels (dictatorship).
20 drachmai 1973, copper-nickel, weight - 11,12 g., size - 29 mm, thickness - 2,32 mm, mintage - 10079000 pcs. Engravers: I. Stinis (obverse - eagle) and N. Perantinos (reverse). Single release.

 

Odd that Stinis' name got abbreviated - they sure would have had the space for the two extra characters - while Perantinos is spelled out. The depiction of Athena reminds me of the (lost) Athena Parthenos statue by Phidias ...

Christian

 

Byzantium.
Emperor Constans II (641-668).

 

Macedonia.
Alexander the Great (336-323 B.C.).

 

A recent purchase, cleaned.

 

Also a nice Crete 2 Lepta.

 

5 lepta is rather common coin, but 2 lepta is interesting. And I like the grade. My congrats.

 

Here is one of my recent Greek purchases



A common coin, but in very good shape.

 

Byzantium.

 

Byzantium.
Emperor Heraclius I (610-641).