LOT 3576
France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Medal. Dated 1853. Commemorative issue of Construction of the Sarcophagus for Napoléon I in Les Invalides in Paris. Dies by E. A. Oudiné.
NAPOLEON III NAPOLEON I, jugate busts of Napoléon III, oak and laurel wreathed, and Napoléon I, laureate, to right; E•A•OUDINÉ•F• below / LA•FRANCE•ET•NAPOLEON•III•INAUGURENT LE•TOMBEAU•DE•L'EMPEREUR•NAPOLEON•I•MDCCCLIII•, France on the left holding laurel wreath in her hand and Emperor Napoléon III on the right with palm branch in his hand in front of Napoléon's I tomb at Les Invalides; the statue of Napoléon I holding sceptre and globe in the centre; below E.A.OUDINE.F and the River Seine reclining to left. Bramsen 2043. Extremely Fine.(205gr, 76mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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France. Time of Louis Philippe I AE Medal. 1841. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of Death of Napoléon I on St. Helena. Dies by Valentin-Maurice Borrel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
NAPOLEON EMPEREUR., laureate head to left; BORREL FT. 1841. beneath truncation / L'EXIL ABRÉGEA SES JOURS. above view of the island of Saint Helena, with a ship departing; PRISONNIER A STE. HÉLÈNE, LE 18 OCTOBRE 1815. IL MOURUT LE 5 MAI 1821. in four lines in exergue. 82gr, 51mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. York Cathedral WM Medal. Circa 1840s. Dies by Joseph Davis in Birmingham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Exterior view of the cathedral from southwest; YORK CATHEDRAL J.DAVIS MEDALLIST BIRMM. in three lines below / CHOIR OF YORK CATHEDRAL, interior view, looking down the choir toward the east window. Taylor 13c. 86gr, 60mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Medal. Dated 1853. Commemorative issue of Construction of the Sarcophagus for Napoléon I in Les Invalides in Paris. Dies by E. A. Oudiné.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
NAPOLEON III NAPOLEON I, jugate busts of Napoléon III, oak and laurel wreathed, and Napoléon I, laureate, to right; E•A•OUDINÉ•F• below / LA•FRANCE•ET•NAPOLEON•III•INAUGURENT LE•TOMBEAU•DE•L'EMPEREUR•NAPOLEON•I•MDCCCLIII•, France on the left holding laurel wreath in her hand and Emperor Napoléon III on the right with palm branch in his hand in front of Napoléon's I tomb at Les Invalides; the statue of Napoléon I holding sceptre and globe in the centre; below E.A.OUDINE.F and the River Seine reclining to left. Bramsen 2043. 205gr, 76mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

