Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, France, Napoleon, the Conquest of Naples, 1806, Bronze Medal, by Brenet, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev man-headed bull, head of Vulcan below, Victory above, 41mm (Br 516), extremely fine or nearly so; The Invasion of England, 1804, Bronze Medal, by Droz, later English striking, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev Hercules wrestles with a merman, in exergue FRAPPE (sic) A LONDRES EN 1804, 41mm (Br 2188), about extremely fine, some obverse die flaws. (2)
The reverse design of the first medal is based on the ancient Greek coins of Naples. Joseph Bonaparte drove the Bourbons out of southern Italy and was rewarded with the title 'King of Naples' by Napoleon. The second medal was copied by the British to mock the French as the French invasion plans fell through.
Estimate: £100-150
The reverse design of the first medal is based on the ancient Greek coins of Naples. Joseph Bonaparte drove the Bourbons out of southern Italy and was rewarded with the title 'King of Naples' by Napoleon. The second medal was copied by the British to mock the French as the French invasion plans fell through.
Estimate: £100-150