Triton XIX, Lot: 2743. Estimate $3000. Sold for $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

YEMEN, North. Mutawakkilite Kingdom. al-Mutawakkil Yahya. As Imam and king, AH 1344-1367 / AD 1926-1948. AV Imadi Riyal – 5 Lira (39mm, 41.36 g, 12h). Presentation issue. Sana’a mint. Dated AH 1344 (AD 1926). Three tangent double linear circles: Allah nasrahu 1322 (Allah his help 1322) in Arabic in the smaller; yahya bin muhammad hamid al-din (Yahya son of Muhammad Hamid al-Din) in Arabic in larger; amir al-muminin al-mutawakkel ’ala Allah rabb al-’alamin (commander of the faithful, the mutawakkil from Allah, Lord of the worlds) in Arabic in the largest; below, voided star flanked by floral and grain-ear sprays / Shahada in two lines within divided linear circular border; in outer margin, ’imadi (value) in Arabic above and zarb bi-dar al-khalifat sana’a al-yaman sanat 1344 (struck in the abode of the Caliphate Sana’a, Yemen, year 1344) in Arabic, each in linear rounded rectangular border; floral designs in voids. Edge: Arabic letters separated by lis and stars. KM (Y) F10; Friedberg 2. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58. Evidence of prior mounting. Rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, March 1986.