373, Lot: 547. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. CU Medal (41mm, 36.60 g, 12h). Conquest of Naples. By Andrieu and Brenet. Denon, director. Dated 1806 (in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., laureate bust right; ANDRIEU F. on truncation of bust / Man-headed bull walking right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head; head of the Dioscouri below; BRENET F. and DENON D. in margins; CONQUÊTE DE NAPLES/ MDCCCVI. in exergue. Bramsen 516. Good VF, attractive red-brown patina with dark brown on the high points, hint of deposits. Rare.

From the Byron Schieber Collection.