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James Sutherland - Robert Wodrow - 1702-12-24

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James Sutherland - Robert Wodrow - 1702-12-24
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14523
InstitutionName of Institution. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland
InventoryInventory number. Wodrow Letters Qu. II, f.76 (Letter 54)
AuthorAuthor of the document. James Sutherland
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Robert Wodrow
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . December 24, 1702
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Richard Richardson
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 1548, 732, 800, 1033 n. 2311
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Nero , Gold , Aureus , Roman , Roman Imperial , Local Finds , Denarius , Glamis , Dundee , Antoninus Pius , Alexander Severus , Gordianus Iii , Hoard
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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'I have got some small Addition to my Coyns since ye was here. A Gold Nero weighing an Unce and a drop, ane other Gold Nero ploughed up in the south of Scotland weighing near 4 drop a dozen Roman pieces six Silver and six Copper from Dr Richardson in Yorkshire with a small Boxe of Fossils, three Roman denarij found near Dundee,18 some brasse pieces of Antoninus pius, Alexander Severus, and Gordianus pius from a friend lately returned from his travels and I expect thirty six pieces more with a ship waiting a fair wind from London.'

(NLS, Wodrow Letters Qu. II, f.76 (Letter 54); Burnett 2020b, pp. 1548, 800)

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.