183 - CISALPINE REPUBLIC — The Victory at Marengo and the Restoration of the Cisalpine Republic, 1800 (Year VIII), by Carlo Lavy (1765–1813).

CISALPINE REPUBLIC — The Victory at Marengo and the Restoration of the Cisalpine Republic, 1800 (Year VIII), by Carlo Lavy (1765–1813). Obverse: “BONAPARTE PRIMVS CONS. / ANNO VIII.” Bare-chested bust of Napoleon Bonaparte facing left, with short hair. Signed: LAVY. Reverse: “XII MVNITISSIMIS OPPIDIS VNA DIE AD DEDITIONEM COACTIS,” with the exergue: “RESPVBLICA CISALPINA / RESTITVTA.” Hercules stands naked, reaching out to lift the Cisalpine Republic, who is seated on the ground near a withered laurel branch; behind them, winged Victory inscribes on a round shield: HOSTIBVS / PROPE / MARENGVM / FVSIS; in the background, a radiant sun and trophies of arms. On the rim, signatures: A. APP. INV. on the left and L. F. on the right. Material: Silver. Diameter: 53 mm. Weight: 20.45 g.