Triton XIX, Lot: 2765. Estimate $2000. Sold for $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Menelik II. 1889-1913. AV Medal (32.5mm, 23.5 g, 12h). Construction of the Djibouti–Addis Ababa Railroad. Paris mint. By J.C. Chaplain and H. Patey. Dated EE 1895 (AD 1903). Crowned bust right / “Earth Train Commemoration” in Amharic, steam locomotive left; 1895 in exergue. Edge hallmarks: OR, cornucopia, and torch. Gill M39 (this medal illustrated). Superb EF, matte surfaces.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1992. Ex Dennis Gill Collection.