Auction 12 XII Medal auction
By Alarcón Subastas
Oct 10, 2023
Lagasca 36. 28001 Madrid Spain
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LOT 23:

Binfield
William Harvey (1578-1657), British physician

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10/10/2023 at Alarcón Subastas
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William Harvey (1578-1657), British physician

Signed: "BINFIELD F." Bronze; diam.: 35 mm; 41 gr.


GULIELMUS HARVEY / BINFIELD F. (front).


NATUS / FOLKSTONII / IN CANTIO / AN.M.DC.LVII. / SERIES NUMISMATICA / UNIVERSALIS VIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM / M.DCCC.XXIII. / DERAND (?) EDIDIT (?) (back).


The effigy depicted is that of William Harvey (1578-1657), a British physician who is credited with studying the circulation of blood through the human body as it is pumped by the heart.


Work by the medallist Binfield.

Weight:  41 gr

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