Coins and Historical Medals

Constitutional Charter, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, bust of Louis XVIII right, rev. king seated left, presenting charter to citizens, 40mm (Bramsen 1468; Julius 3022); Décoration du Lis [1814], a copper medal by B. Andrieu and J.-J. Barre, bust right, rev. crowned fleur-de-lis with suspension loop, 40mm (cf. Slg. Julius 3476 for obv.); Prize Medal [c. 1815], in copper by R. Gayrard and B. Andrieu, bust of Louis XVIII left, rev. Minerva seated left holding wreath, 69mm; Anniversary of the Death of Louis XVI, 1816, a copper medal by R. Gayrard, uniformed bust of Louis XVIII left, rev. five mourners surrounding monument, Louis XVI seated on cloud above, holding lilies, 32mm (Collignon 81) [4]. Extremely fine or nearly so, second scarce £90-£120

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

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