Belgium, Leopold II (1865-1909). Bronze medal 1866-1868 commemorating the opening of the Maison d`Arrêt Cellulaire in Louvain, by Jacques Wiener, Eidlitz 49/299; van Hoydonck 225; Reinecke 88; Bouhy 88; Ross M289; Weiss BW408, Bronze 59,00 mm, weight 93,27 g., Condition XF+, nice brown patina with lustre.
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Bronze medal 1852, dedicated to Pierre Theodor Verhaegen, President of the House of Representatives, Belgian politician, founder of the Free University of Brussels, by L. Wiener, Bronze 67,00 mm, weight 124,37 g., Condition aUNC, nice brown patina with luster.
France, Third Republic 1871-1940. 5 Francs 1876 A, Paris, Hercules, KM 820.1, Silver 37 mm, weight 25,0 g. .900, Condition aUNC/XF+, slightly toned, shiny specimen
France. Silver jeton / token of the Conseil de la Clémentine Amitié, Masonic medal for outstanding achievement and merit, 1834, Labouret 166 var, Silver 26 mm, weight 7,04 g., Condition aUNC, single minor scratches and edge nicks, beautiful patina, mint glossy piece.
France, Third Republic 1871-1940. 5 Francs 1876 A, Paris, Hercules, KM 820.1, Silver 37 mm, weight 25,0 g. .900, Condition aUNC, beautiful patina, shiny mint specimen
Turkey (Ottoman Empire). Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789. Piastre AH 1187 year 1 / 1774 AD, Istambul mint, KM 368, Silver 37 mm, weight 19,61 g., Condition aXF, delicate grey patina, rare type of coin from the first year of the reign of Abdul Hamid I with another - the first type of Tugra on the obverse
Portugal. Br medal 1885, Lisbon Geographic Society, dedicated to the explorers Capello and Ivens, Bronze 50 mm, weight 70,14 g., Condition XF+, nice brown patina with luster.
Netherlands. West Friesland. Taler (Silver Ducat / Zilveren Dukaat) 1695, Delmonte 971, CNM 2.46.34 / HPM Wf 37, Silver 41 mm, weight 27,51 g., Condition VF, fine gold patina, slightly cleaned A rare variety with an unusual and undescribed decoration (mint mark?) on the reverse next to the five-pointed rosette.
France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. A fancy medal made by casting and combining the obverse and reverse of two different medals, one is an 1804 medal commemorating the Code Napoleon, the other is a typical obverse of many medals with a portrait of the Emperor and an inscription: Napoleon Emp. et Roi., Bronze 40 mm, weight 42,54 g., Condition VF. A numismatic curiosity.
France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the celebration of the Galerie d`Apollon at the Musée Napoléon (Louvre), 1804, by Andrieu, Denon, Bramsen 370, Julius 1319, Essling 1046 , Zeitz 31, Bronze 34 mm, weight 20,10 g., Condition aUNC, nice brown patina with luster, locally dark tarnish. A medal that is sure to catch the attention of any collector of Napoleonic medals.
Italy (Parma) / France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal Maria Luisa of Austria Duchess of Parma, 1815, by Donaldi, Obverse: Bust facing right, no legend, Reverse: Legend in seven lines: MARIA LUIGIA / PRINC. IMP. ARCID. / D`AUSTRIA / PER LE GR. DI DIO DUCH. / DI PARMA PIAC. / E GUAST. / 1815; in small lettering near the rim, DONALD`I F., Bramsen 1695, Julius 3435, Bronze 40 mm, weight 29,05 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster, exquisitely preserved piece, original minting. Extremely rare type of medal, virtually unheard of on the collector`s market. Few listed copies mostly are later castings.
Belgium. Bronze Medal 1916, commemorating the resistance of the Belgian Army in Liege, Waelhem and Nieuwpoort in 1914, by Pierre Theunis, Bronze 70,00 mm, weight 121,07 g., Condition UNC, nice brown patina, very large and impressive medal.
Belgium. Bronze Medal 1861, The Art Congress in Antwerp, by L. Wiener, Obverse: City of Antwerp welcoming Victory in front of city walls, Reverse: ANTWERPENS KUNSTFEEST Shield of St. Luke`s Guild under t. ox, in banner inscription: WT JONSTEN- VERZAEMT, Bronze 60,00 mm, weight 90,64 g., Condition aUNC/XF+, nice shiny brown patina, a large very impressive medal.
The art congress held in Antwerp, Belgium in August 1861 was a huge event. Antwerp had an artistic reputation in the 17th century, based on its school of painting, which included Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, the Teniers and many others.
France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating Napolepon`s victories over the Third Anti-French Coalition in 1805, the crossing of the Rhine at Kehl, French victories in that year and the eight captured Austrian flags that Napoleon donated to the city of Paris, 1805, unsigned, Bramsen 462, Julius 1479, Bronze 50 mm, weight 60,86 g., Condition XF+/aUNC, beautiful rainbow patina with luster. A very rare, beautiful medal, unique in numismatic stores and auctions.
France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Bronze medal commemorating the transfer of the body of Henri de la Tour d`Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne from Saint Denis Cathedral to the Invalides, 22 September 1800, Auguste, Bramsen 71, Julius 848, Essling 858, Bronze 50 mm, weight 64,40 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster, small edge damage