Triton XIX, Lot: 2767. Estimate $10000. Sold for $20000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie). 1916-1930. AV Medal (43mm, 39.76 g, 12h). The Acquisition of Four Airplanes for the Ethiopian Military. Addis Ababa mint. Dated EE 1921 (AD 1928). Crowned and mantled bust facing slightly left / Airplane right; “Nesra Tafari” in Ahmaric above; EE 1921 below. Gill RT12 (this medal illustrated). EF, lustrous, scattered marks and scratches.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Heritage 3016 (2 January 2012), lot 23933; Dennis Gill Collection; Palace Collections of Egypt (King Farouk – Sotheby’s, 24 February 1954), lot 1280.