University of Cyprus
Portrait medal of Adolph Occo II
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The medal shows a portrait of Adolph Occo II, a physician from Augsburg, holding a book inscribed in Greek as "The divine Homer". A second Greek inscription surrounding the portrait quotes Ps 54 (55), 23 ("Cast your care on the Lord, and he shall sustain you"). The Latin inscription around the edge alludes to the Hippocratic Oath (30-32). The object illustrates the integration of different Greek traditions into a multifaceted identity, encompassing medical expertise, humanist learning and devout Christianity.
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