The Numismatic Bibliomania Society

PREV ARTICLE       NEXT ARTICLE       FULL ISSUE       PREV FULL ISSUE      

V18 2015 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 17, April 26, 2015, Article 16

HANS SLOANE MEDALS

In the April 22, 2015 issue of his Fourth Garrideb blog about the Numismatics of Sherlock Holmes, Greg Ruby writes:

Upon learning of his possible share of $5 million dollars from the estate of Alexander Hamilton Garrideb, reclusive collector Nathan Garrideb was ecstatic that he could form the nucleus of a new national collection and be the next Hans Sloane. But who was Hans Sloane?

To make a long story short, Sloane's collections that became the basis for the founding of the British Museum, which opened its doors in 1759. For the full story, read Greg's article online. Here are a couple of the Slone medals he illustrated. -Editor

1744 Sloane medal

Jacques-Antoine Dassier produced this bronze medal in 1744 to honor Sloaneā€™s Presidency of the Royal Society.

Sloan Bicentennial medal

Noted sculptor Paul Vincze designed the 200th Anniversary Medal of the British Museum and it features a striking profile of Hans Sloane.

British Museum

To read the complete article, see:
Numismatic Tributes of Hans Sloane (http://fourthgarrideb.com/2015/04/numismatic-tributes-of-hans-sloane/)

Kolbe-Fanning website ad4


Wayne Homren, Editor

Google
 
NBS (coinbooks.org) Web

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com

To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum

PREV ARTICLE       NEXT ARTICLE       FULL ISSUE       PREV FULL ISSUE      

V18 2015 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

Copyright © 1998 - 2020 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS)
All Rights Reserved.

NBS Home Page
Contact the NBS webmaster
coin