EMPIRE 1804-1804 NAPOLEO IMPERATOR AND REX AN... Lot 16

EMPIRE 1804-1804 NAPOLEO IMPERATOR AND REX AN II. MDCCCV. Draped and laurelled bust of Napoleon I on the right. Below: signature ANDRIEU. R/. PONTEM RHODANI FELICIORE SITV RESTITVIT. View on the Rhone bridge with on the right the city of Avignon and the Palace of the Popes and on the left the city of Villeneuve. Victory flying over a palm in hand and a trophy at the foot of the city. Signature ANDRIEU. F. To the foreword, J. B. CHAMPAGNI PRIMARIO REGIM. INT. ADMINISTRO. M. A. BOVRDON VALCL. PRAEFECTO. Ø 40.22 mm (60.10 g) ? Jullius 1487 , Bramsen 466 , Essling 1120 Gold medal 1805. Restoration of the "Pont d'Avignon". Burnished flank very lightly rubbed. Extremely rare. Superb. This famous bridge " Saint Bénézet " spans the Rhone between Villeneuve Saint André lès Avignon and the City of the Popes. On one of the pillars remains a small chapel dedicated to Saint Bénézet above which was built the chapel of Saint Nicolas.