LOT 3551
France. First Republic, Napoléon I Bonaparte, as Premier Consul AE Medal. Dated Year 8 (AD 1800). Commemorating issue of the Battle of Marengo. Dies by Lavy, reverse after painting by Appiani.
BONAPARTE PRIMVS CONSVL, bare head to left; LAVY beneath truncation, ANNO VIII· below / XII· MVNITISSIMIS OPPIDIS VNA DIE AD DEDITIONEM COACTIS, Hercules standing to right and raising Italy seated to left next to dead tree, Victory inscribing HOSTIBVS PROPE MARENGVM FVSIS on shield behind and sun rising in the distance with the star of Napoléon at its centre; A·APP·INV· L·F· to left and right on ground line, RESPVBLICA CISALPINA RESTITVTA in two lines in exergue. Bramsen 42. Near Extremely Fine.(76gr, 53mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 3551
France. First Republic, Napoléon I Bonaparte, as Premier Consul AE Medal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Group of Sixteen [16] Medals and Tokens 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and metals; each held in a coin holder within an album sleeve. 118gr total.
Condition as shown.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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France. Louis XIV AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1687 but struck after 1880. Commemorative issue of Château de Versailles. Dies by Michel Molart.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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. 161gr, 71mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. In original case.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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Great Britain. Charles, Prince of Wales AR Investiture Medal. 1st July 1969. Commemorative issue of Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
The Emblem of H.R.H the Prince of Wales: Three Ostrich Feathers above ribbon inscribed ICH DIEN / H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES INVESTITURE • CAERNARVON CASTLE. JULY 1st 1969 •, the Royal Badge: The Welsh Dragon. W&E 8490A1. 112gr, 50mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
