Triton XIX, Lot: 2251. Estimate $1500. Sold for $9500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BELGIUM. Albert I. 1909-1934. AV Essai de 1 Franc (23mm, 7.78 g, 6h). Bruxelles (Brussels) mint. Dies by Bonnetain. Dated 1922. Female figure kneeling left, adjusting sandals; shield behind / Cadeceus; two bees below. cf. KM Pn241-3 (for type in silver, bronze, and aluminium). Choice EF, lustrous, scattered marks. Extremely rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1989. Ex Palace Collections of Egypt (King Farouk – Sotheby’s, 24 February 1954), lot 459.