361, Lot: 624. Estimate $600. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Haile Selassie. First reign, 1930-1936. AV Medal (30mm, 15.80 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, rusty dies.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.