Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
Lot number: 106 Price realized: 200 GBP (Approx. 255 USD / 234 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals David d'Angers, Pierre-Jean (French, 1788-1856); b. Angers FRANCE, André-Marie Ampère, 1829, a uniface cast bronze medal by P.-J. David d'Angers, bust right, 130mm, 184.48g (Reinis 5; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1966, –; BDM I, 526; cf. Höhn 89, 606). Very fine and very rare £100-£150 --- André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) was a physicist and mathematician, and one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, as well as the inventor of the solenoid and the electric telegraph. |