The Lissner Collection, Lot: 146. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMOROS ISLANDS, Sultanate of Ngazidja (Grand Comore). Said Ali bin Said Omar. AH 1303-1309 /AD 1886-1892. AR 5 Francs (37mm, 24.98 g, 3h). Paris mint; différents: cornucopia and fasces. Jean Lagrange, engraver general. Régie des Monnaies, directors. Dated AH 1308 A (AD 1890/1). KM 3; Davenport 9. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Choice lustrous prooflike surfaces with faint iridescent toning overall.