FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (41mm, 32.31 g, 12h). Coronation as King of Italy. By Andrieu. Denon, director. Dated 23 May 1805 (in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head right / NAPOLEON · ROI · D'ITALIE, the Iron Crown of Lombardy; in exergue, COURONNÉ · A · MILAN ·/ LE · XIII · MAI ·/ M · DCCCV ·. Bramsen 418. Brown surfaces, light marks. EF.
From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.