FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (40.5mm, 34.28 g, 12h). The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. By Andrieu and Brenet. Denon, director. Dated 1806 (in Roman numerals). NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head right / Façade of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel; AUX ARMÉES/ MDCCCVI in two lines in exergue. Bramsen 557. Brown surfaces, minor marks, small spot of corrosion on chin. EF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.