Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1505. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $775. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMORO ISLANDS. Sultan Said Ali.1886-1892. AR 5 Francs (- gm). Paris mint. Dated AH 1308 (1890 AD). "Daulat Anjazanchiyah," crossed flags of France and Comoros with star and crescent above, star at either side, all within wreath / Miscellaneous weapons: jambiya and sword, bow and arrow, spear, cannon and cannon balls, revolver; date below. Davenport 9; KM 3. EF, bag marks, dipped at one time and now re-toning. Only 2050 struck. In NGC slab, graded AU55. One of the most popular world crowns of the 19th century. ($1000)