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Electronic Auction 498  18 Aug 2021
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Lot 565

Estimate: 100 USD
Price realized: 400 USD
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FRANCE, First Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Æ Medal (47mm, 45.97 g, 11h). Construction of the Canal at Katwijk. By Droz. Dated 1807 (in Roman numerals). INSTVARATO · PRIMO · RHENI · OSTIO ·, Neptune seated left, holding trident, in biga pulled by two hippocamps; in water below, nereid blowing horn; to left, the river god Rhenus seated right, holding cornucpia and resting arm on overflowing urn; in exergue, FELICITER / · OPVS ·/ · IIII · SECVL · DESIDER ·/ · III · ANNIS · PERFECTVM ·/ · FAV · SVMM · HOLL · IMPER ·/ · IMPENSA · AGR · RHENOL · POSS · over view of canal lock; below, crowned coat-of-arms set on palm frond and oak branch over M · DCCCVII ·. Bramsen 691. Brown surfaces with blue iridescent toning. EF.
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