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Auction XXIV  28 Mar 2022
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Lot 1789

Estimate: 1500 GBP
Price realized: 1500 GBP
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France, First Empire. Napoléon I AR Medal. Commemorating the construction of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. Dated 1806. Dies by Andrieu and Brenet; Denon, mintmaster. NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI., laureate head to right; ANDRIEU F. DENON DIRT. in two lines below neck truncation / Arc de Triomphe in the Place du Carrousel; AUX ARMÉES MDCCCVI. in two lines in exergue, BRENET F. FONTAINE ARC. DENON D. below. Bramsen 557. 38.94g, 40mm, 12h.

Fleur De Coin; pleasant iridescent tones over frosted satin surfaces.

From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Ex Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3061, 7 January 2018, lot 30399;
Ex J. Eric Engstrom Collection, Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 389, 18 January 2017, lot 1353.
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