Details
LOT 3644
France. Napoleon III AE 5 Centimes. Dated 1855.
Paris mint. Design by Désiré-Albert Barre. NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bare head to left, BARRE below; date between anchor and hand / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS * CINQ CENTIMES *, eagle with spread wings seated facing on thunderbolt, head to right, A below. F# 117; Gad# 155; KM# 797. Extremely Fine.(5.04gr, 25mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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