CNG 100, Lot: 2352. Estimate $750. Sold for $701. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie). 1916-1930. AV Medal (32mm, 18.81 g, 6h). 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. EF, light marks. Lustrous.