Triton XIX, Lot: 2324. Estimate $2000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Empire. Zewditu I. Empress, 1916-1930. Pattern AV ¼ Birr – 2 Werk (25mm, 10.37 g, 10h). Addis Ababa mint. Dated EE 1917 (AD 1925). Crowned and veiled bust left / Crowned Lion of Judah left, head facing, holding banner over shoulder. Gill Y-A21a; KM –; Friedberg 25. EF, delicate orange and blue toning, light marks. Extremely rare with intact legend.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 1149.