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Lot # 472
Maria Annunziata Carolina Bonaparte Murat, 1782-1839. Plaquette. 1808. (Copper, 44.96 mm, 5.21 g). M A CAROLINE REINE DE NAPLES ET DE SICILIE Paludate bust right with deep square-neck dress; chignon hairdo with dangling braids and tiara. Circular decoration at the border. Bramsen 734; Siciliano 14. FDC. Rare. This plaquette and one very similar to this, representing Gioacchino Napoleone Murat, husband of Carolina Bonaparte were commissioned in honor of their nomination as regal couple governing Naples and Sicilie.