Details
LOT 4185
France. Napoleon I AR 2 Francs. Dated 1811. Paris mint. Charles-Pierre de l'Espine, Mint Master.
Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head to right, Tiolier below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, denomination within wreath; below, date flanked by mark of Directeur d'Atelier and mint mark. Edge inscription: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. KM 693. Good Fine.(9.53gr, 27mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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