368, Lot: 676. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (78mm, 283.10 g, 12h). The Baptism of Napoléon II. By Andrieu. Denon, director. Dated 1811 (though a later restrike). Laureate head left / Napoléon standing left, holding his infant son aloft with both arms; to left, palm frond, ewer, and box set atop circular table on beside which rests a bible; to right, chair decorated with winged lions. Cf. Bramsen 1126 (for original). EF, in frame.