LOT 3550
France. First Empire, Napoléon I AE Medal. Dated 18 June 1815. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of the Battle of Mont Saint Jean (Waterloo). Dies by Petit F. Denon, mintmaster.
NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head to right / The Victory, holding palm branch in her right hand, fllying to right above battlefield littered with debris from weapons of all kinds, on which a broken tree has collapsed; BATAILLE DU MONT S.T JEAN XVIII JUIN MDCCCXV in two lines and PETIT F. below; DENON INV. to right. Bremsen 1637. Near Extremely Fine.(79gr, 51mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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Set of Thirty Two [32] Dassier's Kings and Queens of England AE Commemorative Medals. 1731.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
A wooden case with 32 of the 34 medals present in two layers; James I, and Caroline wife of George II absent. 1.307 kg total including case.
Condition as seen.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Lincoln Cathedral WM Medal. Circa after 1845. Dies by J. Davis, Birmingham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
INTERIOR OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, interior view of the cathedral / Exterior view of the cathedral, LINCOLN CATHEDRAL DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT and J.DAVIS. MEDALLIST. BIRMM. in four lines in exergue. Cf. BHM 2371; Taylor 7a. 90gr, 60mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
France. Hundred Days, Napoléon I AE Medal. Dated 26 February and March 1815 (in Roman numerals). Paris mint. Commemorative issue of Return of Napoléon I to Paris. Dies by Andrieu and Brenet. Denon, director.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Napoléon I standing to left presenting himself to the people and the army represented by a soldier and a civilian who welcome him; RETOUR DE L'EMPEREUR MARS MDCCCXV. in exergue; DENON DIR. to left, ANDRIEU F. to right / Crowned eagle flying across the sea, clutching medal in beak; XXVI. FEVRIER MDCCCXV. BREN.F. and DEN.D. in exergue. Bramsen 1591. NGC graded MS 63 BN (#6355110-003).
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
This event marked the beginning of the 'Hundred Days', the period of the War of the Seventh Coalition, and concluded with the infamous Battle of Waterloo.

