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Jewel & Medal Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
Bronze Medal: Martin Folkes. 1742
Date:- 1742 - Classification:- Person; Commemorative
Country of Origin:- England -
Description
OBVERSE: Portrait head to right; around, MARTINVS FOLKES
REVERSE: A sphinx, seated, facing the right, a crescent moon on her flank. Behind is a landscape, with a pyramid on the left, a door at the centre of one face, and small Corinthian columns at two corners. Above, to the right, is the sun shining in splendour. Around, SVA SIDERA NORVNT In ex: ROMÆ • A • L/5742
Martin Folkes, the Antiquary, was Deputy Grand Master under the Duke of Richmond, in 1724-5. He was elected a member of the French Academy in 1742; and it is possible that this medal, which was struck in Rome, was a token of the high opinion held of him by the learned in that city.
Properties
37 mm. Bronze
