Lot 136. Hoffmann: Collection Photiades Pacha, 19, 23-24 May 1890

Time left: Bidding closed (Sunday, September 25th, 20:08:00 CEST) Current time: Thursday, April 3rd, 08:21:35 CEST Price realised: CHF 280.00 (10 bids) Approx. EUR 293.32 / USD 316.53 / GBP 245.13 Bid history Amount Bidder Date CHF 280.00 Bidder 4 * 2016-09-25, 19:18:10 CHF 260.00 Bidder 6 * 2016-09-25, 17:30:55 CHF 250.00 Bidder 4 * 2016-09-25, 11:25:27 CHF 240.00 Bidder 5 * 2016-09-25, 01:51:26 CHF 230.00 Bidder 4 * 2016-09-25, 11:25:18 CHF 210.00 Bidder 4 * 2016-09-25, 11:25:09 CHF 155.00 Bidder 3 * 2016-09-25, 10:48:29 CHF 110.00 Bidder 2 * 2016-09-12, 16:01:32 CHF 105.00 Bidder 1 * 2016-09-12, 16:03:26 CHF 80.00 Bidder 1 * 2016-09-12, 08:15:28 * User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on. High bidder: Bidder 4

Hoffmann, H. Paris, 19 May 1890. Collection Photiades Pacha. Monnaies grecques. 1530 lots, 8 plates. Handpriced. Bound with: H. Hoffmann, 23-24 May 1890. Collection Photiades Pacha. Monnaies byzantines. 682 lots, 2 plates. 4to, recent quarter gray leather binding, gilt spine letters, original card covers bound in. Fine.
CS 1987, 5425; Spring 395, 396

A note from BCD: Undoubtedly Hoffmann’s “Magnum Opus”. The only complaint one can have of this catalogue is that not every coin has been photographed. In the Greek series, the real rarities should be defined by how well they stand the test of time. A coin that was considered very rare in the 1890’s could well be much less rare today. Here, the star pieces of mainland Greece not only have maintained their rarity but one could say that they have become even more legendary. The plates are surprisingly free of the usual foxing and the Byzantine collection, of which the auction never materialized, is also present.