LOT 3562
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.
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. Extremely Fine.(82gr, 51mm, 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. 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. -
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Group of Sixteen [16] Medals. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and metals; each held in a coin holder within an album sleeve. 300gr total.
Condition as shown.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Medal. Dually dated 1837 and 20 June 1897. Royal mint. Designs by G.W. de Saulles after T. Brock and W. Wyon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX IVN • MDCCCXCVII •, crowned and veiled bust to left / Head to left, wearing bandeau; LONGITVDO DIERVM IN DEXTERA EIVS in left field, ET IN SINISTRA GLORIA in right field; olive branch and date below. BHM 3506; Eimer 1817. 9.74gr, 26mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
