LOT 3572
France. Louis XVIII AE Medal. Dated 1815. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of Tomb of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Dies by Jean-Bertrand Andrieu.
LVDOVICVS • XVIII FRANC • ET • NAV • REX, bare head to right; ANDRIEU F• on truncation, DE PUYMAURIN DIREXIT below / CORP. LUD. XVI. M. ANT. CONJ. REG. SEPU. REDDITA, the tomb of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, surmounted by the crown of France, under a fleur-de-lis drape, flanked by Piety and Religion, in tears; PIETAS FRATERNA. 1815 and DE PUYMAURIN D. in three lines in exergue. Cf. Collignon 47. Near Extremely Fine.(43gr, 50mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Medal. 1855. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of the Crimean War. Dies by J. Totter.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bare head to left, J. TOTTER F. below / EMPRUNT DE 750 MILLIONS LOI DU 14 JUILLET 1855.; allegorical scene showing Victory hovering above seated female figures representing Commerce, Finance and Industry, SOUSCRIPTIONS 3,652,000,000 SOUSCRIPTEURS 317,000 in four lines on central panel; in exergue, M.P. MAGNE MINISTRE DES FINANCES J. TOTTER F. in three lines. Page-Divo/Divo 264. 169gr, 72mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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Group of Five [5] Medals. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: various metals, subjects, and reverse types. 67gr total, 25-38mm.
Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Restrike Medal. Dated 12 June 1860. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of Annexation of Savoy and the County of Nice to France. Dies by Jean Lagrange.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bare head to left; J.LAGRANGE below / ANNEXION DE LA SAVOIE ET DU CTE DE NICE A LA FRANCE, France, In the centre, uniting Savoy and the city of Nice; 12 JUIN 1860 and J.LAGRANGE in two lines in exergue. Cf. Collignon 1826. 210gr, 72mm, 12h.
Mint State.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
