John Evelyn - 1645-05-07
John Evelyn, Rome, 1645/05/07
John Evelyn - 1645-05-07
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 16247 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | |
| InventoryInventory number. | |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Rome 41° 53' 35.95" N, 12° 28' 58.56" E |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | John Evelyn |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | |
| Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . | May 7, 1645 |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Roman , Coin Denominations , Iconography |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | De Beer 1955, vol. 2, pp. 398-9De Beer 1955, Burnett 2020b, p. 826Burnett 2020b |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'Now other observations I made in Rome are these amongst other, As to Coynes & Medails, that 10 Asses make the Roman Denarius, 5 the quinarius: 10 Denariu’s an Aureus which Accompt runs almost exactly with what is now in use, of quatrini, baiocs, julios, & scudi each exceeding the other in proportion decupla: The Sestertius was a small silver coyne marked HS or rather LLS valu’d 2 pound sil: & 1⁄2 viz 250 denarij about 25 golden ducati. The stamp of the Roman denarius varied, having sometimes a Janus bifrons, the head of Roma, arm’d, or with a Chariot & two horses, such were cal’d Bigi, with 4 quadrigi, if with a victoria so nam’d: the marke of the denarius was distinguished thus * or x, the Quinarius of halfe value, had on one side the head of Rome & behind V the reverse Castor & Pollux on horseback, inscribed Roma, &c:' (De Beer 1955, vol. 2, pp. 398-9; Burnett 2020b, p. 826)
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