Lot 683: France. Napoleon I. 1805. Æ medal. Venice Restored to Italy. By Jean-Bertrand Andrieu. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 28 (Auction 338)
- Sold Winning Bid: $170
- 9 Bid(s)
France. Napoleon I. 1805. Æ medal (40 mm, 33.47 g, 12 h). Venice Restored to Italy. By Jean-Bertrand Andrieu. NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI., laureate head of Napoleon I right; ANDRIEU F. on neck truncation / VENISE RENDUE / A L'ITALIE / XXVI. DÉCEMBRE / MDCCCV. in four lines in exergue, view of the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal of Venice; above, a small gondola between a dolphin and a hydrus (water serpent), representing the Adriatic and the canals of Venice; in small lettering below the exergual line, BRENET F. - DENON D.. Bramsen 460; Julius 1471. Tan-brown patina. Superb extremely fine.
The reverse design refers to the the 1805 Treaty of Pressburg, where Austria ceded Venice to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 683
- Listing #: 181895
- Closed: Friday, June 21, 2019 7:47:20 PM CT
- Estimate: $200