English, Scottish and World Coins. Tokens, Tickets and Passes. Historical and Art Medals. World Banknotes

Great Britain, Richard mead, 1775, a silver medal by L. Pingo, draped bust right, rev. child strangling a snake, above, sun and moon, below armorial shield, 40mm (Eimer 51; MI 675/388; E 649; Storer 2407). Good very fine, toned (£60-80)

Richard Mead (1673-1754), physician famous for his work with snake poisons, was also a well-known coin collector