Summary

Portrait medal of William Camden (1214-1294) by Caque. One of the Series Numismatica Universalis Virum Illustrium series. Minted in Paris, 1823.

Obverse Description

Bust facing left; around, GUILIELMUS CAMDEN.; below in small lettering, CAQUE . F.

Reverse Description

NATUS / LONDINO / AN. M. D. LI. / OBIIT / AN. M.DC. XXIII. / SERIES NUMISMATICA / UNIVERSALIS VIRORVM ILLUSTRIUM. / M.DCCC.XXIII. / DURAND EDIDIT

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

English antiquarian, historian, topographer who wrote the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, Britannia, published in 1568

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