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Commemorative medal depicting Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne (1573-1655)
Commemorative medal depicting Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne (1573-1655). Obverse: Profile head of Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne. Legend: 'TH . DE . MAYERNE . EQ . AV . BARO . ALBNAE . 4 . REG . GAL. ET . ANGL . ARCHIAOS' (Theodore de Mayerne, Knight, Baron of Albona, Chief Physician to four kings of France and England). Reverse: The different Hermetic symbols - the winged cap of Hermes, hexagram, snake with tail in mouth and the philosopher's stone. Legend: 'NON . HAEC . SINE . NUMINE' (these are not without divine influence (Virgil Aen. ii. 777). Hermeticism was a branch of Freemasonry which studied the occult sciences and alchemy. The symbols are a reference to Mayerne's work in chemistry. The four kings alluded to were Henry IV and Louis XIII of France, James I and Charles I of England.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC3030 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Briot, Nicholas; Unknown |
| Date made: | 1625 (probably) |
| People: | Mayerne, Theodore Turquet de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 88 mm |
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