Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice June 2022 Auction 1-3 Jun 2022
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FRANCE. Society of Practical Medicine Copper Jeton, 1808. PCGS MS-62 Brown.
Bramsen-820; Julius-2035. Diameter: 29mm. Obverse: Altar bearing serpent-entwined staff and surmounted by basin; incense burner and animal skeleton to left; to right, French cock standing left upon stack of books; in two lines in exergue, VITA BREVIS / ARS LONGA (life is short, and skill requires time); Reverse: Legend and date in three lines. This interesting medical-related Jeton emanates from Napoleonic France and features a variety of medical-themed aspects--one of the more interesting of which is the skeleton of an animal on the left side of the obverse.
Estimate: $60 - $100
Bramsen-820; Julius-2035. Diameter: 29mm. Obverse: Altar bearing serpent-entwined staff and surmounted by basin; incense burner and animal skeleton to left; to right, French cock standing left upon stack of books; in two lines in exergue, VITA BREVIS / ARS LONGA (life is short, and skill requires time); Reverse: Legend and date in three lines. This interesting medical-related Jeton emanates from Napoleonic France and features a variety of medical-themed aspects--one of the more interesting of which is the skeleton of an animal on the left side of the obverse.
Estimate: $60 - $100