Napoleon Preserved from Assassination, AN 9 [1800], a copper medal by H. Auguste, uniformed bust left, rev. inscription, 50mm (Bramsen 76; Julius 857). About extremely fine, tan patina £90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Napoleonic Medals from the Collection of Antony Griffiths.

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The assassination attempt took place in the rue Saint-Nicaise on Christmas Eve, 1800, when a bomb exploded near Napoleon’s carriage en route to the French première of Haydn’s oratorio The Creation