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Napoléon: Victory against Austrians
French
1805
Mint: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter, depth, and weight: 68 x 7 mm (2 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case in memory of their father, James Brown Case
Accession Number20.488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
Catalogue Raisonné
Bramsen 454.
DescriptionCircular of Napoléon (1769-1821), emperor of France, commemorating his victory against the Austrians. Stamped on edge "CUIVRE".
Obverse: Two men, one on proper right presenting scroll over kneeling female (probably a personification) to Napoléon at proper left, wearing laureate wreath and holding branch over female personification of river; inscribed above "ROXOLANICVS·MAXIMVS·", on cistern (cannot read), below "GALLE FEIT", and in exergue "AEDILES·PARIS·IMP·NEAPOLIONI·A·VICTORIA/REDVCI·IN·SVBVRBANO·CAESARVM/GRATES·AGVNT·PR·ID·DECEMBR·MD CCCV·/".
Reverse: A winged victory blowing a trumpet over spoiles; inscribed above DE.GERMANIS", at proper right "BRENET·F", and in exergue "PRIMITIAE·BELLI·ARMA·ET·SIGNA·MILITARIA/E·MANVBIIS·VERTINGENS/CIVITATI·DONATA/VI·ID·CCT·MDCCCV·".
Obverse: Two men, one on proper right presenting scroll over kneeling female (probably a personification) to Napoléon at proper left, wearing laureate wreath and holding branch over female personification of river; inscribed above "ROXOLANICVS·MAXIMVS·", on cistern (cannot read), below "GALLE FEIT", and in exergue "AEDILES·PARIS·IMP·NEAPOLIONI·A·VICTORIA/REDVCI·IN·SVBVRBANO·CAESARVM/GRATES·AGVNT·PR·ID·DECEMBR·MD CCCV·/".
Reverse: A winged victory blowing a trumpet over spoiles; inscribed above DE.GERMANIS", at proper right "BRENET·F", and in exergue "PRIMITIAE·BELLI·ARMA·ET·SIGNA·MILITARIA/E·MANVBIIS·VERTINGENS/CIVITATI·DONATA/VI·ID·CCT·MDCCCV·".
Marks
Stamped on edge "CUIVRE".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed above "ROXOLANICVS·MAXIMVS·", on cistern (cannot read), below "GALLE FEIT", and in exergue "AEDILES·PARIS·IMP·NEAPOLIONI·A·VICTORIA/REDVCI·IN·SVBVRBANO·CAESARVM/GRATES·AGVNT·PR·ID·DECEMBR·MD CCCV·/".
Reverse: Inscribed above DE.GERMANIS", at proper right "BRENET·F", and in exergue "PRIMITIAE·BELLI·ARMA·ET·SIGNA·MILITARIA/E·MANVBIIS·VERTINGENS/CIVITATI·DONATA/VI·ID·CCT·MDCCCV·".
Reverse: Inscribed above DE.GERMANIS", at proper right "BRENET·F", and in exergue "PRIMITIAE·BELLI·ARMA·ET·SIGNA·MILITARIA/E·MANVBIIS·VERTINGENS/CIVITATI·DONATA/VI·ID·CCT·MDCCCV·".
ProvenanceLouisa W. Case (1862-1946) and Marian R. Case (1864-1944), Weston; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 1920)