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Auction: 9008 - The John Marshall Collection, other Ancient, British, World Coins, Comm Medals & Books
Lot: 135

St Bartholomew´s Hospital, Kirkes Medal, gold medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, william senhouse kirkes m.d. died 1864, head right, signed below truncation, rev. st. bartholomew´s hosp. for clinical medicine around wreath, engraved in the centre j.h.beal 1931, 38mm., 38.18g. (BHM.2830, not listed in gold, listed in AE as RR), extremely fine, very rare Estimate £ 500-600 William Senhouse Kirkes (1823-64), student and later demonstrator of morbid anatomy at St Bartholomew´´s Hospital. ´´Storer, Medicina in Nummis, p.275 notes an example of this medal in gold´´ (Brown 2830 footnote)

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