Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

WORLD ART MEDALS France, Armand Barbes, uniface portrait medal in iron, 1844, by David d’Angers,160mm (cf. David d’Angers, exhibt. cat, Paris, 1966, p. 126, 158). Extremely fine (£120-150)

Armand Barbès, republican revolutionary (1809-1870). David visited him in prison and subsequently wrote “il y a dans cet homme un sentiment très remarquable de générosité, de courage sans emphase, d’humanité”. Barbès died in exile.