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France, 1829. France. Théodore Mionnet, Aged 59, a large uniface cast bronze portrait medal by A.J. Depaulis, bust right, 164mm (BDM I, 559). Tiny piercing for suspension at top, otherwise good very fine, a handsome and attractive piece (£100-150)

Théodore Mionnet (1770-1842), numismatist and author; head of the Cabinet des Médailles at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris