Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. AR Essai en module de 2 Francs (24mm, 10.99 g, 6h). By Jaley and Gengembre. Dated L'An 10 (AD 1801/2). Guilloteau 976; VG –; Mazzard 581; KM –. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Deeply toned lustrous pattern. Rich deep obverse patina with fully prooflike beautifully iridescent reverse. Very unusual portrait.


Ex Superior Galleries (31 May 1989), lot 6789.