France, First Empire. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Commemorating the completion of the Simplon Road. 1807. Dies by Andrieu and Brenet; Denon, mintmaster. NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head to right; ANDRIEU F. on neck truncation / Simplon as old man of colossal size, seated facing, legs crossed, in mountain pass through which winds a baggage train; 1807 on side of cliff, BR inscribed to lower left; SIMPLON in exergue. Bramsen 688. 35.08g, 41mm, 12h.
Mint State. Rare.
The R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 103, 14 September 2016, lot 1121 (part of).