Important British and World Coins, Tokens, Historial and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

France, Les Sciences et les Arts Reconnaissants, 1797, a bronze medal by B. Duvivier, uniformed bust of Napoleon right, rev. Bonaparte on horseback left, offering branch to symbolic female figures of Science and Art, 55mm (Trés. 65.9; BDM I, 688; Slg Julius 575). Almost extremely fine, a hint of original colour on obverse (£50-70)

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