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Ref: 6353 |
Exeter,
Exeter Athenaeum opened 1835, silver medal, very rare Obv: bust of
Isaac Newton right Rev:
EB engraved within oak and laurel
wreath, EXETER ATHENAEUM OPENED OCT 29 1835 around References:
Withers 237 Condition:
Very fine, obverse piited, reverse ex brooch mount;
Diameter: 36mm Notes:
These medals were awarded to the first members of the Exeter Athenaeum and
depict Isaac Newton who was at the time considered to be the greatest English
scientist. The Athenaeum was established in Bedford Circus and was home to
several local learned societies, although it only survived into the 1850s. Price
£150 |
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