Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Henri Rochefort, 1868, a uniface cast bronze medal in the style of D. d’Angers, bearded head left in high relief, lamp and date behind, 143mm. Good very fine; with integral suspension loop (£60-90)

Victor-Henri Rochefort, republican journalist and supporter of Léon Gambetta, ‘Prince of the Gutter Press’. He published La Lanterne in 1868 and escaped a prison sentence by fleeing to Belgium