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Actions Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Object numberRCSSC/M 96 CollectionSpecial collections CategoryCoins and medals Object nameMedals DescriptionGold medal of the Lyceum Medicum Londinense, by John Milton, 1785-1793. Obverse: Portraits of George Fordyce and John Hunter, both profile to left. Reverse: Image of a snake (a traditional Greek symbol of healing). The Lyceum Medicum Londinense was a society set up by John Hunter and his friend Dr George Fordyce in 1785 to encourage medical research. Each year they awarded a gold medal and a prize of five guineas to the best dissertation on a selected topic. Societies such as this helped stimulate interest in medical research and the award of medals encouraged medical students to take part. References: Numismatic Chronicle 1895, 107; Storer, No. 1089. Production date 1785 - 1793 Artist‎ Milton, John, 1759-1805, medallist Sitter/subject Hunter, John, 1728-1793, surgeon, anatomist Sitter/subject Fordyce, George, 1736-1802, physician Associated institution Lyceum Medicum Londinense Physical Location Location Not on public display: contact museum for access conditions Physical Information Physical descriptionCircular gold medal in grey case, 6.9cm by 6.9cm by 2cm. MaterialGold GEORGIUS FORDYCE ET JOANNES HUNTER PATRONIJ MILTON Frenovando / viget / lyceum medicumJ.M.F. TOWER Dimensions medal diameter: 42 mm Bibliography SourceStorer 1931 NotesListed as No. 1089.

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Object numberRCSSC/M 96

Object nameMedals

DescriptionGold medal of the Lyceum Medicum Londinense, by John Milton, 1785-1793. Obverse: Portraits of George Fordyce and John Hunter, both profile to left. Reverse: Image of a snake (a traditional Greek symbol of healing). The Lyceum Medicum Londinense was a society set up by John Hunter and his friend Dr George Fordyce in 1785 to encourage medical research. Each year they awarded a gold medal and a prize of five guineas to the best dissertation on a selected topic. Societies such as this helped stimulate interest in medical research and the award of medals encouraged medical students to take part. References: Numismatic Chronicle 1895, 107; Storer, No. 1089.

Production date 1785 - 1793

Artist‎

Milton, John, 1759-1805, medallist

Sitter/subject

Hunter, John, 1728-1793, surgeon, anatomist

Sitter/subject

Fordyce, George, 1736-1802, physician

Associated institution

Lyceum Medicum Londinense