FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. Satrical Æ Medallet (32mm, 11.20 g, 12h). Napoléon’s Humiliation at Sedan. Dually dated 2 December 1851 and 2 September 1870.

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FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. Satrical Æ Medallet (32mm, 11.20 g, 12h). Napoléon’s Humiliation at Sedan. Dually dated 2 December 1851 and 2 September 1870. * DU PLUS GRAND DES EMPEREURS, VOILA TOUT CE QU’IL RESTE!, laureate head of Napoléon III left, transformed into a pig / · VAMPIRE DE LA FRANCE · PARIS 2 DEC 1851 – SEDAN 2 SEPT 1870, owl standing facing on thunderbolt, wings spread. Collignon, Guerre 41. Mostly deep purple toning with patches of red. EF. A rare and popular type.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Dr. Richard E. Dickerson Collection (10 March 1978), lot 591.


Closing Date and Time: 3 November 2021 at 13:35:00 ET.

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