Triton XXI, Lot: 1100. Estimate $5000. Sold for $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato della Città del Vaticano). Paul VI. 1963-1978. AV Medal (45mm, 73 g, 12h) and AR Medal (45mm, 46.00 g, 12h). Papal Visit to the Holy Land. By V. Lorioli and E. Varisco. Dated 1964 (in Roman numerals). Busts of Paulus, wearing zucchetto and mantum, and King Hussein of Jordan, in civic attire, facing one another; pellet to left and right; legend in Arabic above; below, HASCEMITICUM JORDANIAE REGNUM (the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) / IN NOMINE DOMINI TERRAM SANCTAM ADVENIENTE (star) ANNO MCMLXIV (star) (travels to the Holy Land in the name of the Lord), views of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Dome of the Rock separated by olive branch and stump. For gold: CNG 87, lot 2172. For silver: Macri-Marinelli 114. EF. Rare in gold. Two (2) medals in lot.