Triton XIX, Lot: 2769. Estimate $750. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Haile Selassie. First reign, 1930-1936. AV Medal (32mm, 20.10 g, 12h). Coronation. Addis Ababa mint. Dated 23 Tekemt EE 1923 (2 November AD 1930). “The First Haile Selassie” in Amharic, crowned and mantled bust left; below, “Tekemt 23, 1923” / “Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands to God (Psalm 68:32)” in Amharic, monogram and star of the trinity within trilobe; two stars above, garland below. Gill S8. EF, lustrous, hairlines.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex RARCOA (7 March 1986), lot 45.