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SÉMINAIRE DE NICOLET - Lot of two medals Common dies, different metals - A

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SÉMINAIRE DE NICOLET - Lot of two medals Common dies, different metals - A
RELICIONIS ET BONIS ARTIBUS above, SEMINARIUM NICOLET below. At center: a design of the Seminary with rays from the top. The Reverse: QUI SAPIENTIAM FOVIT SAPIENTIBUS IPSE FAVEAT Central figure of a bearded man (Joseph?) holding a small child. A ribbon reads: PRAEMIUM PHILOSOPHIAE. This type, then, appears to have been an academic prize, in philosophy. The first piece is in copper and weighs 43.6 grams. The second is in very heavily gilt copper, thicker than the first and weighs 65.9 grams. The common diameter is 44 mm. Both are Choice UNC.