John Greaves - Edward Pococke - 1638-02-28
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John Greaves - Edward Pococke - 1638-02-28
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 15577 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | London, British Library |
| InventoryInventory number. | Add MS 6193, ff.73-5 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | John Greaves |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | Edward Pococke |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | February 28, 1638 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Livorno 42° 47' 24.78" N, 10° 20' 25.00" E |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Shalev 2005, p. 97Shalev 2005, Burnett 2020b, pp. 483, 485 n. 46, 573Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Purchaising Coins , Greek |
| 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".
'during my stay in Italy I have bought ... many ancient and excellent coins, besides severall waights used in the Romans time, and have had the favor in this kinde to have the sight and use of the best things in Rome. ... If you could meete with any Greek coins in silver or brasse with this inscription ΔΡΑΓΜΑ you should do me a speciall favour to buy them, as also any that have this inscription ΟΒΟΛΟΣ.' (BL, Add MS 6193, ff.73-5 at f.73r; Shalev 2005, p. 97; Burnett 2020b, pp. 483, 485 n. 46, 573)