4 Essais in Gold

Triton XIX, Lot: 2351. Estimate $1000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. AV Essai de 5 Centimes (19mm, 5.55 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dies by Pillet. Dated 1913. Central hole topped by pileus; fasces to left, FR monogram to right; all within wreath / Rooster standing left, wings spread; rising sun in background. Cf. Guilloteau 4764 (for type in nickel); Mazard 2211a; KM –. Superb EF, lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, August 1989.