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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1441

Great Britain. 1836 Royal Astronomical Society Silver Medal. AU. Eimer-1137. BHM-1059. MI-472/89. 48mm/54.1gms. By William Wyon. Obv: Bust of Isaac Newton left, name behind. Rev: Herschel´s telescope. The Royal Astronomical Society was founded in 1820 and began awarding this particular medal in 1835. Interestingly, this specimen appears to have gone directly to a collector, and the engraving in exergue on the reverse reads, "struck by the permission of the council for the collection of Samuel Holehouse Esq. 1836." A medal of fantastic imagery with significant collectible appeal.

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