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British Historical Medals from Various Properties
Cambridge University, Chancellor's Medal for Proficiency in Classical Learning, a glazed gold award medal after W. Wyon, crowned head of Queen Victoria left, rev. youth seated left studying a book, Numeria standing on plinth to left, named in exergue (Thomas A. Dawson, For Classics, 1936), 100.45g (including lunettes), 55mm (BHM 1981). Matt, extremely fine with some toning on reverse, lunettes joined by gold band; in contemporary fitted case £4,000-£5,000
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A maximum of two of these medals are awarded each year
Cambridge University, Chancellor's Medal for Proficiency in Classical Learning, a glazed gold award medal after W. Wyon, crowned head of Queen Victoria left, rev. youth seated left studying a book, Numeria standing on plinth to left, named in exergue (Thomas A. Dawson, For Classics, 1936), 100.45g (including lunettes), 55mm (BHM 1981). Matt, extremely fine with some toning on reverse, lunettes joined by gold band; in contemporary fitted case £4,000-£5,000
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A maximum of two of these medals are awarded each year