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Roger Gale - William Stukeley - 1740-11-18

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Roger Gale, Scruton

Roger Gale - William Stukeley - 1740-11-18
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14272
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Roger Gale
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Stukeley
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . November 18, 1740
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Scruton 54° 19' 16.04" N, 1° 32' 18.70" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Bernardo Sterbini, Cornelius Little, John Collins, Thomas Herbert
LiteratureReference to literature. Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 1 pp. 467-81, Burnett 2020b, p. 13082
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Otho , Denarius , Augustus , Marius , Coin Price , Triumviri Monetales
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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'I have had a letter from Mr. Cornelius Little the last post, acquainting me with his sending up his OTHO by Mr. Collins, & desiring me to send him 40 guineas for it; as allso a Denarius of Augustus, with Caius Marius on the reverse. I am not for buying a pig in a poke; neither if it was undoubtedly genuine was it worth half the money, Lord Pembroke, a little before his death, having bought one of Starbini for 15 pounds, exceedingly well preserved; & as I have a true one allready, I have no farther [desire] about it. However, I should be glad to have your thoughts about it, & a draught of it, which you may certainly have leave to take from Mr. Collins, who must be in town before this time. Mr. Little allso mentions a Denarius of Augustus, which he seems allso to value at a very high rate, & is, indeed, a scarce medal, if the same as I take it to be. He says the reverse has C: MARIVS upon it, which he takes to be the great C. Marius, but relates indeed to C. Marius, one of Augustus’s Triumviri Monetales, & thought by some to be a grandson of the former. I believe the letters upon it are C: MARIVS: TRO: III: VIR: i.e., Caius Marius Trogus triumvir, which sufficiently distinguishes him. I beg a draught of it from you, & an exact copy of the legends on both sides, & that you will seal up the inclosed & forward it as directed by the first post.'

(Hunter 1832, vol. 1 pp. 467-8; Burnett 2020b, p. 1308)

References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  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.