281, Lot: 602. Estimate $100. Sold for $131. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon I. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. Æ Medal (40mm, 26.27 g, 12h). Organization of Public Education. By B. Andrieu. Dated 1802. Laureate head right / Youthful Roman male seated left on plinth, wearing toga and bulla, reading from volumen held in lap; additional volumina in box by feet; star above, palm frond to left; in exergue, L ’AN IV DE BONAPARTE L’INSTRUCTION PUB.E EST ORGANISÉE. Bramsen 214. Near EF, light scratches, tiny edge nick on obverse at about 8 o’clock.