LOT 4555
France. Louis XIV AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1685 but struck in 1960's. Commemorative issue of construction of Pont Royal. Dies by Michel Molart and John (Jan) Roettiers.
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. Mint State.(176gr, 72mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4555
France. Louis XIV AE Restrike Medal.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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France. Napoleon Bonaparte AE Restrike Medal. 1797-1815.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
France. Second Republic, General Cavaignac Pewter Medal. Dated 1848. The End of General Cavaignac's Term of Office.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
France. First Empire, Napoléon I AE Medal. Dually dated 9 October and 12 December 1805. Commemorating the conquest of Germany and the deputation of the Mayors of Paris at Schönbrunn. Dies by Galle and Brenet.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
