Triton XIX, Lot: 2244. Estimate $5000. Sold for $13000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BELGIUM. Léopold I. 1831-1865. AV Essai de 20 Francs (22mm, 6.72 g, 6h). Bruxelles (Brussels) mint. Dated 1835, though a later restrike. Laureate head right / Denomination and date in wreath. Plain edge. Morin –; Kaymeulen & Suetens –; KM A23.1; Friedberg 404. Proof. Formerly encapsulated by NGC as PF 64 Cameo, WINGS approved. Very rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Richard L. Lissner Collection (St. James 29, with Classical Numismatic Group, 1 August 2014), lot 26.