Triton XIX, Lot: 2327. Estimate $2500. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Haile Selassie. Second reign, 1936-1974. Proof AV 200 Dollars (53mm, 80.3 g, 6h). Commemorating his 75th Birthday. Arezzo (Numismatica Italiana) mint. Dually dated EE 1958 and AD 1966. Bust facing slightly left in military uniform; monogram to left, crown to right; below, “Haile Selassie/ 75th Day And 50 Years of Leadership,” similar inscription in Ahmaric above / Lion of Judah right, holding cross over shoulder; “1966/ Empire of Ethiopia,” similar inscription in Ahmaric above; denomination flanking; 7896 (serial number) punched to left. Gill KM-42; KM 42; Friedberg 30. Proof.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adam, purchased from Newton Ng, January 2014.