Interesting #novelty #coin of the day: This piece has a #Plague doctor on one side - this was a volunteer or an actual doctor, though the duty was often more to record accurate numbers of deaths than curing people (though some charged promising cures). Although often a #caricature, beaked masks like this have been dated to the 1700s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor Wearing a modern medical coat & stethoscope (invented in 1816).

The other side has a #clock at 8:55 (Does anyone know a potential reason for that?) with the dates 1347-1351 in the centre - that was the rough years of the #Black #Death in Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death

I can't read the text above the centre?

The piece itself is an Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided), about 25mm diameter, similar to a 1991-1994 Jamaica 25 cents: https://en.numista.com/6476 & about 3mm thick.

I'll tag #Histodons since the theme is historical, though the piece isn't.

#Numismatics #CoinCollecting #BlackDeath #Pandemic #History @numismatics @histodons

Protomedico — Chief Physician — Grevembroch 2-160

The Magistrato alla Sanità employed a protomedico — or chief physician — to oversee the medical parts of the responsibilities of the magistracy.

When official documents — like the Capitoli Da osservarsi nelli Lazaretti from 1656 and later — mention the "doctor of the magistracy", this is the person they refer to.

Besides tasks directly related to the prevention of plague outbreaks, he also oversaw the qualifications of midwifes, the safety of foodstuffs on sale, and anything, which was perceived to have a bearing on public health.

This is a much more realistic image of how a plague doctor might have looked.

#histodons #Plague #Venezia #Venice

Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/protomedico-chief-physician-grevembroch-2-160/

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Bodysnatcher’s “Plague of Flies” Has an Appropriately Gross Music Video

https://www.metalsucks.net/2026/04/07/bodysnatchers-plague-of-flies-has-an-appropriately-gross-music-video/

#Bodysnatcher #Plague #deathcore #album #newalbum #newrelease #single #video #musicvideo #guitarist #MetalSucks #metal

Plague Ships

https://www.afloat.com.au/feature/plague-ships/

#HackerNews #Plague #Ships #maritime #history #ships #disease #quarantine

#MovieNight (at home) was #TheSeventhSeal

Not seen it before. Wow… can’t be many 70 yo films that are that riveting and so fantastic looking. Lots of layers to the story, some that have repeated after the making + a bit eastery. Glad I didn’t watch it in the middle of covid times  . The #BlackAndWhite just glows and you cant take your eyes off #MaxVonSydow.

#plague #IngmarBergman

Cartoon of the Day - Mike Luckovich

We've long known that Sir #TrumpVirus brought us a plague in Season 1: The Virus

Now it's Season 2: #Retribution , #War - & distraction from #TrumpEpsteinFiles #coverup #truth #justice #accountability

#psychopathology #WarCrimes #plague