Roger Gale - William Stukeley - 1740-11-18

Roger Gale, Scruton

Roger Gale - William Stukeley - 1740-11-18

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	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 ^ᵖ	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

^ 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.