Baldwin & Sons
Auction 75 26 September 2012
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BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS. Ireland, Dublin, Trinity College Historical Society, instituted 1794, Silver Medal for Oratory, 1808, by Mossop, three muses emblematic of History, Oratory and Poetry before a column, an hourglass and books on the ground, to right an altar inscribed HOMER, Pegasus above, VOS LENE CONCILIVM ET DATIS ET DATO GAVDETIS ALMÆ, rev legend with engraved naming added, David R Courtney EGREGRIE MERENTI IN ARTE ORATORIA 30th Martii 1808, 52mm, with small integral suspension loop.Very fine, some edge bruises and scuff marks, rare.
A similar medal but awarded to the same recipient for "SCIENTIA HISTORICA" was sold by Baldwin's in an Argentum Auction, 9 February 2002, lot 302.The Society closed temporarily in 1798 when it was suspected of being used for political purposes and included Wolfe Tone among its members (Frazer).
Estimate: £150-200
A similar medal but awarded to the same recipient for "SCIENTIA HISTORICA" was sold by Baldwin's in an Argentum Auction, 9 February 2002, lot 302.The Society closed temporarily in 1798 when it was suspected of being used for political purposes and included Wolfe Tone among its members (Frazer).
Estimate: £150-200