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FRANCE, First Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Group of two (2) Æ Medals. Visits to the Mint in Paris. Includes:
1)Ferdinand, Duke of Würzburg. (34.5mm, 18.18 g, 12h). By Brenet and Denon. Dated 1810 (in Roman numerals). Bust right; BRENET F. DENON. D. below / S. A. I./LE PRINCE FERDINAND/GRAND DUC DE WURTZBOURG/VISITE LA MONNAIE/DES MÉDAILLES/EN JUIN/MDCCCX in seven lines. Bramsen 968.
2)Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. (41mm, 37.60 g, 12h). By Gayard and Denon. Dated 1814 (in Roman numerals). FRED. GUILL. III ROI DE PRUSSE, uniformed bust left; GAYRARD F. on truncation of bust, DENON. DT. below / FREDERIC GUILLAUME III/ROI DE PRUSSE/VISITE/LA MONNAIE DES MÉDAILLES/MDCCCXIV/––––– in six lines
. Bramsen 1466. Both with original brown surfaces, trace of red on the Ferdinand medal. die rust on the Friedrich Wilhelm III medal (present on all specimens. EF. Attractive medals related to the Mint. Two (2) medals in lot.
From the DMS Collection.
1)Ferdinand, Duke of Würzburg. (34.5mm, 18.18 g, 12h). By Brenet and Denon. Dated 1810 (in Roman numerals). Bust right; BRENET F. DENON. D. below / S. A. I./LE PRINCE FERDINAND/GRAND DUC DE WURTZBOURG/VISITE LA MONNAIE/DES MÉDAILLES/EN JUIN/MDCCCX in seven lines. Bramsen 968.
2)Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. (41mm, 37.60 g, 12h). By Gayard and Denon. Dated 1814 (in Roman numerals). FRED. GUILL. III ROI DE PRUSSE, uniformed bust left; GAYRARD F. on truncation of bust, DENON. DT. below / FREDERIC GUILLAUME III/ROI DE PRUSSE/VISITE/LA MONNAIE DES MÉDAILLES/MDCCCXIV/––––– in six lines
. Bramsen 1466. Both with original brown surfaces, trace of red on the Ferdinand medal. die rust on the Friedrich Wilhelm III medal (present on all specimens. EF. Attractive medals related to the Mint. Two (2) medals in lot.
From the DMS Collection.