France, First Empire. Napoléon I AR Medal. Commemorating the entry of the French army into Madrid. Dated 4 December 1808. Dies by Andrieu and Brenet; Denon, mintmaster. NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., laureate head to right; ANDRIEU F. DENON DIRT. below truncation / PORTE DE ALCALA, facade of the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid; ENTRÉE DES FRANÇAIS A MADRID LE IV. DECEMBRE MDCCCVIII. in three lines in exergue, BRENET. F. to lower left and DENON. D. to lower right. Bramsen 757. 37.86g, 40mm, 12h.
Fleur De Coin.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Ex ANPB Collection of Napoleonic Medals, Numismatica Ars Classica - Numismatica Varesi, Auction 115, 28 May 2019, lot 1727 (old collection ticket included).