LOT 3556
France. First Empire, Napoléon I AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1816, but struck after circa 1880. Commemorative issue on the Exile of Napoléon I on St Helena, Milano.
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. Extremely Fine.(219gr, 77mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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Great Britain. St Paul's Cathedral WM Medal. Circa after 1840. Dies by J. Davis, Birmingham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, perspective view of the cathedral from the northwest; NORTH_WEST VIEW LONDON and JOSH. DAVIS BIRMINGHAM in two lines in exergue / INTERIOR OF ST PAUL'S, interior view of the nave and choir; THE NAVE AND CHOIR in exergue. BHM -; Eimer -. 100gr, 60mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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France. Fifth Republic AE Restrike Medal. 20th century AD. Commemorative issue of City d'Ajaccio and Napoléon Bonaparte. Dies by Marcel Courbier.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
VILLE D'AJACCIO, bust of Napoléon Bonaparte to left; COURBIER before / View of part of the city of Ajaccio and the sea, with the city's coat-of-arms and the silhouette of the Napoleonic eagle on the centre. Cf. CMP, Vol.4, p.467 E. 255gr, 76mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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France. Consulate, Napoléon I (as Premier Consul) AE Restrike Medal. Struck 1800. Commemorative issue of the Battle of Marengo and the Crossing of the Alps. Dies by Montagny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRAN.SE, bare bust of Napoléon I to right; below scenery of the Battle of Marengo; MONTAGNY.F. below and BATAILLE DE MARENGO LE XXVI PRAIRIAL AN VIII• in three lines in exergue / Napoléon I on horseback to left crossing the Alps at the Great St. Bernard, MONTANGYxFxD'APRES ANDRIEU below and PASSAGE DE GD. ST. BERNARD LE XXV FLOREAL AN VIII. in three lines in exergue. Bramsen 33. 95gr, 59mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
