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VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIARUM REGINA F : D :, bust to left / Queen, enthroned, on island rock, crowned by the archbishop and attended by Britannia, Hibernia, and Scotia; Neptune and Mercury below, ships to either side; in exergue ASCENDED THE THRONE JUNE 20. 1837. CROWNED JUNE 28. 1838. BHM 1805; Eimer 1310. 121gr, 74mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

LUDOVICUS • MAGNUS • REX • CHRISTIANISSIMUS •, bare head to right, R below / VRBIS • ORNAMEN • ET COMMODO ★, downstream view of the Pont Royal on the Seine with the towers of Notre-Dame in the background; PONS • AD • LVPARAM ANN • M•DC•LXXXV• MOLART•F• in three lines in exergue. French Mint General Catalog 204-B. 176gr, 72mm, 12h.

Mint State.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

LVDOVICVS★MAGNVS★REX★GALLIARVM★INVICTISSIMVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to left (68th effigy by Michel Molart), MOLART★F★ below / COLVIT MAGIS OMNIBVS VNAM, facade of the Chateau of Versailles as seen from the rear gardens; VERSALLIAE •1•6•8•7• in two lines below. French Mint Catalog - VOL I -205-H/B451. 197gr, 72mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

LVDOVICVS • MAGNVS • REX • CHRISTIANISSIMVS •, bare head to right; R below / DELETA HOSTIVM CLASSE, Victory standing to left on galley to right, holding wreath with her right hand and palm branch with her left; on the stern two cupids holding globe bearing the lilies of France; in the background galleys on fire or sinking, one of which flies a Dutch flag; VICTORIA PANORMITANA M•DC•LXXVI•(date) MOLART•F• in three lines in exergue. 161gr, 72mm, 12h.

Mint State.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX CHRISTIANISS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, R below / MERSA ET FVGATA ANGLORVM ET BATAV CLASSE, Victory, with the laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left, stands on the French ship amid the wreckage of enemy ships; AD ORAS ANGLIAE M DC XC in exergue. 158gr, 73mm, 12h.

Mint State.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Uniformed bust to left / Blank. 94gr, 71mm.

Extremely Fine.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

PANNONIA · SVBACTA, Napoleon, holding olive branch, with Murat behind him, standing to left and receiving delegation of two mayors advancing to right and bearing treaty; nymph seated to left on lower right, holding urn inscribed SCHOENBRUNN around rim; GALLE F. on ground line to left, AEDILES · PARIS · IMP · NEAPOLIONI · A · VICTORIA REDVCI · IN · SVBVRBANO · CAESARVM GRATES · AGVNT PR · ID · DECEMBR · MDCCCV · in four lines in exergue / DE · GERMANIS, Victory alighting to left, head to right, blowing trumpet and holding scroll inscribed IMP VRBI SVAE in three lines, arms and armour in background; PRIMITIAE · BELLI · ARMA · ET · SIGNA · MILITARIA E · MANIBVS · VERTINGENS CIVITATI · DONATA VI · ID · OCT · MDCCCV· in four lines in exergue, BRENET F. to lower left. Bramsen 453. 174gr, 68mm, 12h.

Mint State.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head to right within wreath of alternating laurel and oak leaves, wrapped with a ribbon on which RIVOLI PYRAMIDES MARENGO LUNÉVILLE AMIENS CODES LEG. ON • D'HON AUSTERLITZ JENA TILSIT SIMPLON WAGRAM is inscribed / IL MOURUT SUR UN ROCHER., view of the island of Saint Helena in the middle of the sea, with ship on each side and the setting sun in the background, above, eagle is flying to right, head to left, carrying palm branch; ÎLE STE. HELENE. 5 MAI 1821. in two lines in exergue. Cf. Collignon 1564; cf. Bramsen 1844; cf. Julius 3715. 161gr, 69mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

NAPOLEONE IMPERATORE E RE, laureate head of Napoléon I to right, nine stars forming crown above, laurel branch and palm branch tied together below, broken wheel of Fortune to lower left / NON DI LUI MA DI CHI LO TRADI IMAGO, Prometheus chained to rock, vulture gnawing at his body; 1816 below. Cf. Bramsen 1785; cf. Julius 3580. 225gr, 77mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Scene from 'Bataille du Pont d'Arcole' / Scene from 'Bataille du Pont d'Arcole'. 259gr, 76mm, 12h.

Mint State.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

AVANT. TERRIBLE ET IMPITOYABLE PENDANT. SOUMIS ET CONCILIANT /APRÈS. PENSIF ET DÉGOMME around, General Cavaignac standing, holding sword in his right hand, his left arm raised to point the way, between two cannons; General Cavaignac meeting the bourgeoisie; General Cavaignac standing alone and deep in thought, his arms crossed / MITRAILLADES. CASEMATES. PONTONS. LE PEUPLE PARISIEN N'OUBLIERA PAS CAVAIGNAC L'AFRICAIN around; ÉTAT DE SIÈGE CAVAIGNAC IMPITOYABLE POUR LES INSURGES DE JUIN TRÈS DOUX PENDANT L'ELECTION A LA PRÉSIDENCE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE TRÈS ABATTU APRÈS INGRATITUDE BOURGEOISE 1848 in ten lines. Collignon 997; Schw 20. 71gr, 78mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr / The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr. 199gr, 72mm, 12h.

Mint State. Certification number 284/500.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.