FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (40.5mm, 40.85 g, 12h). Coronation as King of Italy, 23 May 1805. By Andrieu and Jaley. Denon, director. Dated 1805 (in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head right / NAPOLEON · ROI · D'ITALIE, the Crown of Lombardy; COURONNÉ · A · MILAN/LE · XXIII · MAI ·/M · DCCCV · in three lines in exergue. Bramsen 418. Brown surfaces, some green deposits. EF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.