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1433. France, silver medal, Napoleon, AN XIII (1804/5), senate and people, rare. 7.97
grams. XF/AU with minor marks, lustrous fields, toned at rims, coin axis. Estimate: $100-$150.

1434. France, large silver medal, Napoleon, 1811, Baptism of the King of Rome, by Bertrand Andrieu. 154 grams, 65mm.
Deeply toned XF+. Late-1800s restrike in silver of an originally bronze issue. Pedigreed to the UBS auction of January 2003, with original lot-tag
#2172. Estimate: $200-$300.

1435. Lot of 3 French bronze medals dated 1815 and 1818 (2). 113.07 grams total, each 41 mm. Various engravers, with high-relief
busts of Louis XVIII and Roger Bacon, AU with nice color (traces of original luster around details), all the same size. Estimate: $200-$300.

Italian States

1436. Naples and Sicily, Italian States, huge lead medal, Alfonso V, “Liberalitas Augusta,” 1449, by Pisanello. Kress-19; Arm-
I.6, 17. 401 grams, 105mm. Obverse with military bust of Alfonso V, reverse with eagle on tree trunk above dead deer surrounded by other birds,
very dark but bold, high relief VF, tiny hole and slightly bent at top. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 2003, with original lot-tag #2660.
(Image reduced.) Estimate: $100-$150.

Peru

1437. Cuzco, Peru, silver 8R-sized medal, 1825, Bolívar / liberation of Cuzco. Fonrobert-9205. 27.76 grams, 42mm. Obverse with
uniformed bust of Simón Bolívar right, legend around; reverse with radiant sun to left of native sitting in front of Incan ruins. Vividly rainbow-
toned AU with hairline scratches all over, small lamination flaw at rim on obverse, traces of removed loop at top. Estimate: $350-$500.

Switzerland

1438. Switzerland, silver medal, Zwingli / Reformation bicentennial, 1719. Whiting 346, Slg. Belli *1931. 21.89 grams. Designed by
Hans Jacob Gessner, with the Swiss reformer Huldrich Zwingli in clerical garb left on obverse above 1531 date (the year of Zwingli’s death)
in exergue, reverse with ten-line Latin tribute that translates as “pure light of the gospels conserved for two centuries” above date 1719, choice
AU with rainbow toning around details and underlying luster. Estimate: $200-$300.

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