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Auction 141 14-16 Jun 2017
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THE COLLECTION OF COINS, TOKENS AND HISTORICAL MEDALS FORMED BY MAJOR JOHN CROOKS (1842-1928)
WORLD COINS, Irish Medals, The Synod of Thurles, 1850, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Pius IX three-quarters left, hibernicis carus below, rev. legend in 10 lines, 34mm. Extremely fine and very rare £40-60
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The Synod of Thurles, co Tipperary, which commenced on 22 August 1850 at St Patrick's College, was the first formal synod of Catholic episcopacy and clergy since 1642. One of the outcomes of the gathering was the establishment of the Catholic University of Ireland in 1851
WORLD COINS, Irish Medals, The Synod of Thurles, 1850, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Pius IX three-quarters left, hibernicis carus below, rev. legend in 10 lines, 34mm. Extremely fine and very rare £40-60
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The Synod of Thurles, co Tipperary, which commenced on 22 August 1850 at St Patrick's College, was the first formal synod of Catholic episcopacy and clergy since 1642. One of the outcomes of the gathering was the establishment of the Catholic University of Ireland in 1851