1825 Medal Brettauer-125 Bronzed AE Johann Blumenbach SP(PCGS#678617)

February 2023 Collectors Choice Online Auction World Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

73338

等级

SP63

价格

4,661

详细说明

GERMANY. Saxony. Johann Friedrich Blumenbach/"Three Skulls" Bronze Medal, 1825. PCGS SPECIMEN-63. Storer-398; Brettauer-125. By G. Loos and H. Gube in Berlin. Diameter: 50mm. Commemorating the jubilee of the anthropologist's doctorate. Obverse: Bust left in frock coat; Reverse: Three human skulls, as classified by Blumenbach: Caucasian, Ethiopian, and Mongolian. Rich glossy brown surfaces, with great reverse relief. An ever-interesting and haunting type. Blumenbach was an anthropologist from the University of Göttingen and specialized in the study and classification of human skulls from around the world-later known as craniometry. At the time of his death, he owned 245 whole skulls and fragments, along with two mummies. The term 'Caucasian' as a descriptor of race was also derived from him, as his influential use of it in 1795 quickly caught on in scientific circles. For more information on Blumenbach and a modern analysis of his career-as well as a reference to this medallic issue-visit Nell Irvin Painter's "Why White People Are Called 'Caucasian?'" Estimate: $300 - $500. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.