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France - 1826 - Roman Scene in Egypt - Hieroglyphics of Egyptian Gods. AE-68

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France - 1826 - Roman Scene in Egypt - Hieroglyphics of Egyptian Gods. AE-68
France - 1826 - Louis XVIII Order of the Edition of the Description of Egypt be Multiplied. Roman Scene in Egypt - Hieroglyphics of the Egyptian Gods.Impressive Piece! No mint mark on edge, appears to be an original striking. The obverse depicts a Romanesque scene in Egypt. Text only in exergue:GALLIA . VICTRICE . AEGYPTUS . REDIDVIVA . / MDCCCXCVIII. Signed Below: BARRE FECIT 1826. Design depicts a Roman soldier at right, holding a standard of a French rooster in left hand. In right hand, a drapery lifted from a reclining semi-nude female representing Egypt, her right hand on the snout of a crocodile head, her left holding a lyre.Behind all, a temple wall to left, with a date-palm behind. To right, pyramids in the distance. On the reverse, a small central wreath, inscribed within: S. M. / LOUIS XVIII / ORDONNE / QUE LES ÉDITIONS / DE LA DESCRIPTION DE L'ÉGYPTE / SOIT MULTIPLIÉES.Below, within the wreath: PUBLI" PAR C. L. F. PANCKOUCKE. Between the wreath and the rim, eighteen Egyptian Gods, represented by their Hieroglyphics. At bottom, an Ankh sign, dividing a small text in hieroglyphic script. A signature? Bronze, 68 mm, 117.6 grams