Christopher Hunter - George North - 1743-12-15
Christopher Hunter, Durham
Christopher Hunter - George North - 1743-12-15
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 14865 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | Royal Mint Museum |
| InventoryInventory number. | S S Banks archive, Box 296, folder 1 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | Christopher Hunter |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | George North |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | December 15, 1743 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Durham 54° 46' 37.24" N, 1° 34' 32.23" W |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 2020b, pp. 1252, 1313Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | English , Saxon |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
Talks of 'ye dark History of English Mynts' that North is writing, presumably the manuscript account of Anglo-Saxon and English coins that is known in other sources up until 1780 (Burnett 2020b, p. 1313). Hunter says that this 'animated me to look over my own old English Coins, after a Neglect of so many years, to my surprize. I am happy in meeting with ye following of K. Henry 3. [followed by brief descriptions of 9.] In my Collection, are several of K. Edward III, none whereof recte CIVITAS DVNELM. One of Card Wolsey I have h D G = = = Na SPIA about ye King on a Throne a Scepter in ye right hand; on ye Reverse CIVITAS DVRHAM about the Royal Arms, & TV on each side a Letter.' (Burnett 2020b, p. 1252)