FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (41mm, 37.32 g, 12h). Road from Nice to Rome. By Andrieu and Gayrard. Denon, director. Dated 1807 (in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., laureate head right / Vibilia reclining left, resting elbow on wheel and raising arm; mountains in background; in exergue, ROUTE DE NICE A ROME/ MDCCCVII. Bramsen 690. Brown surfaces, edge bumps, spot of verdigris on reverse. EF.
From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.