FRANCE, First Empire. Napoleon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (43mm, 45.68 g, 12h). On the Capitulation of Paris. By Andrieu, Brenet, and Denon. Dated March 1814 (in Romannumerals).CNG Feature Auction 117 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 1 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, First Empire. Napoleon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (43mm, 45.68 g, 12h). On the Capitulation of Paris. By Andrieu, Brenet, and Denon. Dated March 1814 (in Romannumerals). NAPOLEON EMP · ET ROI., laureate head right; ANDRIEU [F] · on truncation of neck / Fortune, seen from behind, standing right on departing vessel with no one at tiller, looking left at broken wheel in sky; BRENET F · to left, DENON · D · to right; FORTUNE ADVERSE/MARS MDCCCXIV in two lines in exergue. Cf. Bramsen 1365. Red-brown surfaces, light rub on high points. EF. Struck on a cast flan in the manner of an ancient Roman sestertius or medallion. |