Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Trinity College, Dublin, a gold award medal by West & Son, bust of Elizabeth I three-quarters right, rev. arms, named (Vivianus H.S. Mercier, 1940), hallmarked Dublin 1939, 39mm, 9ct, 30.06g. Extremely fine; in original fitted case by West, 102 & 103 Grafton street, Dublin [this damaged] £400-500

Vivian Herbert Samuel Mercier (1919-89); b. Clara, co Offaly; educ. Portora Royal, Enniskillen, and Trinity College, Dublin, where he roomed with Conor Cruise O’Brien; chair of English at Boulder University, Colorado, 1965-74 and at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sold with further background information

Revised estimate £400-500