Lot no. 1002
FRANCE - FRANCE First Empire / Napoleon I (1804-1814). 10 centimes siège d'Anvers, 1st type (10 serré), prestige edge-struck with diamonds recessed 1814, Antwerp (arsenal workshop). Av. ANTWERP. Large N within a crown formed of two branches, with wide ribbon inscribed JEAN - LOUIS - GAGNEPAIN. Below, (date). Rv. OBSIDIONAL COIN. In the centre: 10 CENT. G.192a - Colaert 19 ; Bronze - 36,8 mm - 9 h Top Pop: the only graded example! PCGS AU55 (35504241). Struck with the axis at 9 o'clock. Only 2 examples recorded (according to Gadoury), one of which is in the Vleeshuis Museum in Antwerp (according to Colaert). Reticulated edge, formed of hollow lozenges, to make it a prestige coin. Superb.
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Auction sales 17 - Numismatics
98000 Monaco - Monaco
10/01/2025
Offered by MDC Monnaies de Collection
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