British Historical Medals - The Tom May Collection
Lot 3131 Session 10 (7.30pm Wednesday) British Historical Medals - The Tom May Collection
Estimate $150
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SOLD $280
TRINITY COLLEGE, Dublin, 1890, in silver (52mm), obverse, half length figure of Elizabeth I half facing left, legend around 'Coll SS et Individ Trin Reg Elizabetha Juxta Dubl 1591', reverse, shield centre, surrounded by shamrocks, rose left, portcullis right, legend around 'Ethicus et Logicis Feliciter Excultis', engraved to 'Franciscus E.Kearney 1890' (see MIi,158/138); another of similar design, in silver (48mm), obverse, bust of Elizabeth I half facing, right, reverse, shield in centre, engraved around 'Ethicis et Logicis Feliciter Excultis - Radulphus C.Meredith 1909'; another, in bronze (39mm), same obverse and reverse as second medal, inscribed to 'Harper Campbell 1878' on reverse, edge inscribed 'Replica of gold medal freely given in the Great War 1914-1919', first and last medals in Trinity College Dublin cases of issue, inside lid fabric frayed in both. Second medal with minor edge knicks, very fine - good very fine. (3)
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