The Treaty of Pressburg was signed by Napoleon following the major victory by the French over the Austrian's by Napoleon at Austerlitz in December 1805. In 1813, as Napoleon's control in Europe weakened, the Austrians regained the Illyrian provinces so French influence was short-lived but did result in some positive changes in region. As part of this important Treaty Austria ceded its possessions in Dalmatia to France and this is represented on this 1806 medal by the Temple of Jupiter in Split which was part of Diocletian's palace. Please post anything relevant! PS. There is also a medal with the Temple of Augustus at Pola in Istria but I don't have an example of that yet!
Nice medal @ColonialCoinsUK ! I got to visit this building in 2017 and found the entire city of split to be lovely. Below are a few reconstructions and a photo I took of the main square. The city grew up within Diocletian’s retirement palace where the temple was located. The temple became Diocletian’s tomb after his death. Here is a coin of Diocletian to keep it legal.
@Curtisimo - thankyou for the info this is great. I have never been there so one to add to the 'to-do-list'! I notice the entrance is different to the one on the Napoleon medal - it has been proposed that the medal was based on a model in the Paris Museum rather than a visit (no doubt due to the short time between the events). I suppose that means that I need to try and track down a model in Paris! Many thanks!
