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Ref: 7463 |
Cornwall,
Helston school prize medal circa 1820, for
literature and philosophy, scarce Obv: SCHOLA HELLESTONENSIS
IN COMITATU CORNUBIE in field within wreath, Greek legend around Rev:
OPTIME MERENTI IN LITERIS HUMANIORIBUS DD JOHANNES ROGERS within palm and
laurel wreath, ANNO and space for engraving year below
References:
DW 234/245 Notes:
John Rogers (17 July 1778 – 12 June 1856) was an English Anglican priest,
Cornish landowner, mine-owner, botanist, mineralogist, and scholar of Hebrew
and Syriac, having been educated at Helston Grammar School, Eton and Trinity College, Oxford. Price
£60 |
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