France, First Republic. Napoléon Bonaparte, as Premier Consul, Æ Medal. Commemorating the formation of the Italian Republic in Lyon. Dated 1802. Dies by George. ANTIQVA JTALORUM RESPUBLICA RESUSCITATA . A . VI, bust to right, wearing military attire; George · Ft · on truncation, A. NAPOLEONE BONAPARTE: below / PUBLICARES ALIO PRODUCIT SIDERE VITAM, radiant sun shining down on a lakeside landscape with tree in foreground to right; SUMMA POPULI IN TRIBUS COLLEGIIS POTESTAS. MDCCCII. in four lines in exergue. Bramsen 193. 48.34g, 45mm, 12h.
Mint State. Very Rare.
From the R. T. Collection of Napoleonic Medals from the First French Republic and Empire;
Ex Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag, Auction 30, 4 June 2019, lot 124.
Price realized | 340 GBP |
Starting price | 300 GBP |
Estimate | 500 GBP |