Lot no. 1008
FRANCE - FRANCE
First Empire / Napoleon I (1804-1814). Gilt bronze medal, creation of the Kingdom of Westphalia, by Andrieu and Brenet, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1807, Paris.
Av. NAPOLEON - EMP. AND KING. Laureate bust right, signature ANDRIEU F and below DENON DIRt.
Rv. INJECIT TANDEM FRENA VAGANTI. Napoleon naked and laurelled, maintaining a galloping horse to the right. In the exergue: ERECTION DU ROYAUME DE WESTPHALIE MDCCCVII and signature BRENET F. and DENON D.
Br.660 v. - Jul.1787 v. - Ess.1183 v. ; Gilt bronze - 33.19 g - 40.5 mm - 12 h
Top Pop: the only graded example!
PCGS SP64 (50994209).
Special strike (SP). A copy with very beautiful gilding, with golden and greenish highlights. Only a few hairlines. Superb at Fleur de coin.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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