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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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Zauditu gold Pattern 4 Werk EE 1917 (1924) AU58 NGC, Addis Ababa mint, KM-Unlisted, Fr-22, Gill-Y22. Obv. Crowned, veiled, and draped bust left. Rev. Crowned Lion of Judah left, head facing, cradling cruciform staff with banner in raised forepaw; effaced legend below. A few lightly scattered marks and a minor rim bruise, but an otherwise exceptional example of this very scarce type, featuring the portrait of Empress Zauditu, as well as the defaced legend on the reverse.
Ex. Lawrence Adams Collection; Schweizerischer Bankverein 26, January 1991, lot 2253
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD
Zauditu gold Pattern 4 Werk EE 1917 (1924) AU58 NGC, Addis Ababa mint, KM-Unlisted, Fr-22, Gill-Y22. Obv. Crowned, veiled, and draped bust left. Rev. Crowned Lion of Judah left, head facing, cradling cruciform staff with banner in raised forepaw; effaced legend below. A few lightly scattered marks and a minor rim bruise, but an otherwise exceptional example of this very scarce type, featuring the portrait of Empress Zauditu, as well as the defaced legend on the reverse.
Ex. Lawrence Adams Collection; Schweizerischer Bankverein 26, January 1991, lot 2253
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD