Philip Morant - William Stukeley - 1762-06-28

Philip Morant, Colchester

Philip Morant - William Stukeley - 1762-06-28

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	14289
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Philip Morant
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	William Stukeley
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	June 28, 1762
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.	Colchester ^{51° 53' 22.89" N, 0° 53' 58.07" E}
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature.	Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 2 pp. 162-31, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1317 n. 1456, 11502
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Local Finds , Nero , Bronze Coins , Carausius
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".

'The children that I keep in pay for picking up coins in the fields, have brought me lately nothing curious or valuable. Some years ago, the Queen's head Inn, in this town, was looked upon as one of the most valuable remains of antiquity, there being in it a very antique building, which the old people still have a notion of, under the name of a temple. About fifty years ago, it was all turned upside down, and new built in a slight manner. They are now pulling it down again, to be rebuilt in a substantial manner. In digging for sand in the yard they have met with old foundations of Roman brick ; and a few coins, viz., a brass one of Nero; obver., a winged Victory carrying in her right hand a globe or shield ; one of Carausius, but not scarce ; and a few of the Constantine family. And also fragments of large urns, and a whole one containing about 2 quarts, in which were the bones of a young person, and a little piece of wood.'

(Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 2 pp. 162-3; Burnett 2020b, p. 1317 n. 1456)

References

^ Lukis, W.C. (ed.)(1882-87) The Family Memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley and the Correspondence of William Stukeley, Roger & Samuel Gale, Etc., 3 Vols, Publications of the Surtees Society Vols. 73, 76, 80, London.
^ 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.