Thirty Lepta 1862, Coin from Ionian Islands - detailed information
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The Obol was equivalent to an English halfpenny and was (after 1834) subdivided into 5 Lepta, so the Thirty Lepta coin was equal to three pennies and is listed as "Three Pence" in some sources. Coins were minted at the Royal Mint in London and, unlike the rest of the Ionian coinage (or comparable British coinage for that matter), they display the value (but not denomination). Total mintage from 1848 through 1862 was 330,720; no mintage figures for individual years are available. On some coins there is a dot after the date and on some there isn't. However, this doesn't seem to be a mint mark. According to Remick's Guide and Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins, some of the Ionian coinage was struck at the Ralph Heaton and Sons mint in Birmingham, but there is no indication which. The Greek Wikipedia entry on Ionian coinage only shows Birmingham one Obol (five Lepta) coins. Composition: 0.925 silver (0.0419 oz ASW). | ||||||||||||
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| Variety | Error: Mule with 1 Lepton | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | Dr. Howat acquired this coin at the closure of the Sydney Mint in 1926. It had formed part of the Mint's exhibit at the 1879-80 Sydney International Exhibition being provided to the Mint by the Royal Mint, London for that purpose. It is conjectured that in preparing the coin for the Sydney Exhibition an incorrect die, that for the 1 lepton, was employed. An example was not retained by the Royal Mint. Not listed in catalogues. | |
| Variety | Proof | |
| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | Not listed in catalogues except Atkins 1889. However, Museum Victoria in Melbourne has at least two specimens acquired from the Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint. | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Atkins, Coins and Tokens of the British Empire | 1889 | Coin description | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Atkins, Coins and Tokens of the British Empire | 1889 | Varieties | Proof | |
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Varieties | link | Proof, Error: Mule with 1 Lepton |
| Coin Name | Mintage | Symbol | Legend |
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| Thirty Lepta 1834 | unknown | Britannia, Seated | 30 ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ 1834 |
| Thirty Lepta 1848 | unknown | Britannia, Seated | 30 ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ 1848. |
| Thirty Lepta 1849 | unknown | Britannia, Seated | 30 ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ 1849 |
| Thirty Lepta 1851 | unknown | Britannia, Seated | 30 ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ 1851 |
| Thirty Lepta 1852 | unknown | Britannia, Seated | 30 ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ 1852 |
| Thirty Lepta 1857 | unknown | Britannia, Seated | 30 ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ 1857 |
| Thirty Lepta 1862 | unknown | Britannia, Seated | 30 ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ 1862 |
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| Country | Ionian Islands |
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| Currency | Ionian Obol |
| Coin Type | Thirty Lepta |
| Issued | 1862 |
| Reverse | Britannia, Seated |
| Face Value | 30 (x Lepton) |
| Total Mintage | unknown |
| Current | No; demonetised 1864 |
| Material | 0.925 Silver |
| Designer | William Wyon |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin Alignment (Axis 6) |
| Size | 16.0000 mm |
| Mass | 1.4000 g |
| OCC ID | JPMV-ROAP-CJGM-ENQG |
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Proof Coin - 30 Lepta, Ionian Islands, Greece, 1862
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. Source |
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Proof Coin - 30 Lepta, Ionian Islands, Greece, 1862
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. Source |
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Coin - 30 Lepta, Ionian Islands, Greece, 1862
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Source |
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Coin - 30 Lepta, Ionian Islands, Greece, 1862
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Source |
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Pattern Coin - 30 Lepta, Ionian Islands, Greece, 1862
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Mule with 1 Lepton. Source |
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Pattern Coin - 30 Lepta, Ionian Islands, Greece, 1862
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Mule with 1 Lepton. Source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Ionian Islands / British Administration KM# 35 |