Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXIV 28 Mar 2022
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France, First Empire. Napoléon I Æ Medal. Celebrating the coronation of Napoléon. Dated 2 December 1804. Dies by Merlen. BONTÉ DE TITUS SAGESSE DE M. AURELE GENIE DE CHARLES M., Napoléon, in grand imperial dress, standing atop a large shield held by four soldiers, cannon to left and hydra vomiting daggers to right; AU NOM DU PLUS GRAND DES HÉROS FRÉMIT L'HYDRE BRITANNIQUE in three lines above MERLEN F. in exergue / NAPOLEON BONAPARTE LE TRÈS GLORIEVX ET TRÈS AVGVSTE EMPEREVR SE FAIT SACRER ET OINDRE A PARIS PAR PIE VII SOVVERAIN PONTIFE in six lines within laurel wreath; II DECEMB. MDCLLLXVVVVVVVIIIIIIIII. below. Bramsen 333. 36.15g, 44mm, 12h.
Mint State; attractive gold and blue iridescent tones.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique.
The letters in the reverse inscription which stand out as larger than the others around them, when assembled in the right way, form the Roman numeral MDCLLLXVVVVVVVIIIIIIIII, referring to the year of issue, 1804, in which Napoléon was crowned Emperor. The unusual and lengthy numeral here is based on a dating format which was in fashion at the time and which has since fallen into disuse.
Mint State; attractive gold and blue iridescent tones.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique.
The letters in the reverse inscription which stand out as larger than the others around them, when assembled in the right way, form the Roman numeral MDCLLLXVVVVVVVIIIIIIIII, referring to the year of issue, 1804, in which Napoléon was crowned Emperor. The unusual and lengthy numeral here is based on a dating format which was in fashion at the time and which has since fallen into disuse.