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373, Lot: 544. Estimate $100.
Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Louis Charles Antoine Desaix. 1768-1800. CU Medal (50mm, 60.80 g, 12h). On His Death at Marengo. By Brenet and H. Auguste. Paris mint. Dually dated 1768 and year 8 of the Republic (AD 1800). LS. CH. ANTE. DESAIX NÉ A AYAT EN AOUT 1768., unifornmed bust right; BATAILLE DE MARENGO/25 PRAIRIAL AN 8 in two lines in exergue; all within wreath / LE GÉNÉRAL DESAIX/EST BLESSÉ A MORT :/ALLEZ DIRE AU PREMIER CONSUL/QUE J’EMPORTE LE REGRET/DE N’AVOIR PAS FAIT ASSEZ/POUR VIVRE/DANS LA POSTERITÉ in seven lines . Bramsen 44. Near EF, attractive brown patina.