Bidspirit auction | Binfield - William Harvey (1578-1657),

Binfield - 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.