A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector

Napoleon Crowned Emperor, 1804, bronze medal by B. Andrieu and R.V. Jeuffroy, laureate bust right, reverse Roman senator and soldier carrying Napoleon on a platform, 40mm (Br. 326; BDM I, 53); together with a bronze medal for the same event by J.-P. Droz and A. Galle, 26mm (Br. 328; BDM I, 624); Distribution des Aigles, 1804, bronze medal by J.P. Droz and R.V. Jeuffroy, 27mm (Br. 357; BDM I, 624); Coronation Festivities, 1804, a bronze medal by N.G.A. Brenet, 36mm (Br. 359; BDM I, 274); Arc de Triomphe Completed, 1836, a bronze medal by J.-P. Montagny, 25mm (cf. Br. 1959, variety) [5]. First three extremely fine, others very fine or better (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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The Arc de Triomphe de l’Etoile, the world’s largest triumphal arch, was conceived by Napoleon in 1806 but not completed until 1836