CNG 100, Lot: 1118. Estimate $750. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie). 1916-1930. AV Medal (32mm, 18.71 g, 12h). Elevation from Regent to Negus (King), 8 October 1928. Addis Ababa mint. Dually dated 1917 and EE 1921 (1928). Bust facing slightly left; 1917 to right / “Crown Prince King Tafari of the Ethiopian Kingdom,” around “with full authority as Ras, Maskaram 27th day EE1921” in Amharic. Gill RT15. Choice EF, a few scattered marks. Lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Rarcoa (7 March 1986), lot 42.