Heritage World Coin Auctions
NYINC Signature Sale 3037 Sess. 1 4 January 2015
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Great Britain
Royal College of Physicians gold Sir William Browne Award 1765 MS62 Prooflike NGC, BHM-92, Eimer-711. 36mm. 23ct. 23.2gm. Edge: Frederick William Thomas, Trinity College, 1889. By L. Pingo. A striking, gold medal with the obverse featuring the draped bust of Sir William Browne with an inscription surrounding. The reverse motif is also highly-illustrative and depicts a seated Apollo crowning a kneeling figure with a laurel wreath. Highly attractive with alluring harvest-gold tone and deeply-reflective fields. According to Peck, this gold medal was "awarded annually from 1774 for Greek and Latin studies. William Browne (1692-1774) was a physician and president of the College of Physicians in London.
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD
Royal College of Physicians gold Sir William Browne Award 1765 MS62 Prooflike NGC, BHM-92, Eimer-711. 36mm. 23ct. 23.2gm. Edge: Frederick William Thomas, Trinity College, 1889. By L. Pingo. A striking, gold medal with the obverse featuring the draped bust of Sir William Browne with an inscription surrounding. The reverse motif is also highly-illustrative and depicts a seated Apollo crowning a kneeling figure with a laurel wreath. Highly attractive with alluring harvest-gold tone and deeply-reflective fields. According to Peck, this gold medal was "awarded annually from 1774 for Greek and Latin studies. William Browne (1692-1774) was a physician and president of the College of Physicians in London.
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD