380, Lot: 631. Estimate $200. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (67.5mm, 154.5 g, 12h). Deputation of Mayors of Paris at Schonbrunn. By Galle and Brenet. Dually dated 6 October and December 1805. PANNONIA · SVBACTA, two mayors of Paris presenting document to Napoléon standing left, holding palm frond, and Joachim Murat, standing left, with goddess Schonbrunn to lower right; in exergue, AEDILES · PARIS · IMP · NEAPOLIONI · A · VICTORIA/ REDVCI · IN · SVBVRBANO · CAESARVM/ GRATES · AGVNT/ PR · ID · DECEMBR · M D CCC C · / DE · GERMANIA, Victory striding left, head right, blowing trumpet and holding scroll inacribed IMP/ VRBI/ SVAE; arms and armor in background; in exergue, PRIMITATIA · BELLI · ARMA · ET · SIGNA · MILITARIA/ E · MANVBIIS · VERTINGENS/ CIVITATI · DONATA/ VI · ID · OCT · M D CCC V. Bramsen 453. EF, brown surfaces, minor die rust. Impressive.
Ex Varesi 64 (29 April 2014), lot 180.