Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

France, Montgolfier Brothers’ Flight from the Champ de Mars, 1783, a copper medal by N. Gatteaux, conjoined busts left, rev. balloon above clouds depositing rain over the Champ de Mars, 42mm (Malpas 3; BDM II, 210). Good very fine
£90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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