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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1443

Great Britain. 1873 Daubeny Foundation Silver Medal. Uncirculated. 51.5mm/62.7gms. Obv: Full length statue of pensive looking Isaac Newton at center with book in hand, pedestal with name at base; legend reads: Ars Longa Vita Brevis. Rev: Ten-sided shield; legend reads: Mvn : C : Davbeny : M : D : Nat : Phil : Praelect. Edge: H. H. Robinson, 1873. An exceptionally high quality award medal given by the Daubeny foundation at Oxford to H. H. Robinson. The surfaces remain exceptionally preserved and tone-free. At 12 o´clock, a loop was added (likely at time of award) for suspension. Apparently very rare, as the medal appears to have escaped cataloging in major works. It was unknown to Kluyskens, Duisburg, and Riippell, and I have never seen it described.Dr. Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny (1795-1867) was a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford from 1822 to 1855. He is responsible for significant advancements in the chemistry, geology, and botany. H.H. Robinson worked mainly in the field of applied chemistry at the Imperial Institute in London.

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