Triton XVI, Lot: 1378. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR Medal (40mm, 37.28 g, 12h). On the closing of the camp in Boulogne and the crossing of the Rhine by the Grande Armée. By Droz, Andrieu, Brenet, and Denon. Triply dated 24 August and 25 September 1805, and 1806 (
in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., laureate head right / L’EMPEREUR COMMANDE LA GRANDE ARMEE., eagle standing right, head left; in background, Hand of Justice resting on draped throne; thunderbolt above; in exergue, LEVEE DU CAMP DE BOULOGNE LE XXIV./ AOUT MDCCCV./ PASSAGE DU RHIN LE XXVSEP.
BRE/ MDCCC. Bramseon 430; Julius 1407. EF, toned.