361, Lot: 623. Estimate $750. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Haile Selassie. First reign, 1930-1936. AV Medal (30mm, 25.40 g, 12h). Coronation. Addis Abbaba mint. By Andre Lavrillier. Dated EE 1923 (1930). Crowned bust facing slightly left / Throne of Solomon flanked by two angels, that on the left holding sword and scales, that on the right a sword and sprig; Ark of Covenant and Bible above, Lion of Judah before; all within canopy topped with crown and sprigs. Gill S12. EF, lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, August 1987.

From the same dies as the following lot but from fresher dies and on a flan that is nearly twice as thick.