407, Lot: 718. Estimate $200. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I, with Marie and Napoléon II. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (41mm, 45.58 g, 12h). The Birth of the King of Rome (Napoléon II). By Andrieu. Denon, director. Dated 20 March 1811 (
in Roman numerals). Jugate busts of Napoléon, laureate, and Marie, diademed, right; ANDRIEU F. and DENON D. below / NAPOLEON FRANÇOIS JOSEPH CHARLES ROI DE ROME, bare bust of the infant Napoléon II left; XX MARS MDCCCXI in exergue; ANDRIEU F. on truncation of bust. Bramsen 1091; Julius 2423. Superb EF.