HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Jean-Paul Aube
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1912 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette by Aube |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1912 Docteur Joseph Renaut France Bz Plaque by Aube 1912 |
| Full Grade: |
MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaquette, 1912, Bronze, France. DOCTEUR JOSEPH RENAUT, COLLEGE DE FRANCE 1872-1877 by Jean-Paul Aube. Joseph Louis Renaut (La Haye-Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, 1844-?), Physician and anatomist histologue. Obv. J. RENAUT ANNO JUBIL.XL-MDCCCCXII-AETAT.SUAE LXVIII; Rv. in a double-threaded cartridge coaching: VESPER ADEST, SOLITO tamen / IMPIGER INSTAT ARATRO / UT VIGEAT CULTO SARC Seges / ORTA SOLO; Translation: "Although in the twilight of his life, he drives his plow tirelessly for tomorrow to sprout a harvest field". Edge: BRONZE punch and punch triangular bearing the initials of the firm JD January-Duval. Catalog: Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) (France) 1837 - Capbreton, Landes (40) (France) 1916. Another example resides in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. Rare. Purchased from Thetis Numismatica, Cataluna, Spain.