]> 2026-05-30T04:11:39+00:00 Joshua Platt - Roger Gale - 1735-10-11 0 en 52.6362,-1.1331972222222 1735-10-11Z 2355038.5 'The chief motive which excites me to write to you is the discovery of a Roman urn near this town, fearing you should not have so true an information from a second person, no one yett knowing of it but myself and the man who found it. I have taken the liberty to give you an exact account of every particular, viz.: The latter end of August last, after a sudden and very heavy rain which washed away much earth from a gateway, a farmer drove a waggon through it, and the wheel running over a Roman urn broke it to pieces. The farmer perceiving some money, picked up near 500 coins, most of them of the middle brasse. He did not disclose this till last Satturday; the day following I went and purchased them. I have turned over about one half, and find they are of Dioclesian, Maximian, Maximinus, Severus, Constantius, Constantinus Magnus, some small ones of Licinius, one of Gallienus, and one of Constantinus with a head on each side. The metal appears to be common English copper, which makes me suspect them to be forgerys, but I appeal to your better judgement, having enclosed two under seal of this letter. However, so great a number and so perfect, made me think them a great curiosity, and thought it my duty to acquaint you with this, desiring to know if you would accept of them. I shall let them remain in the condition they are in untill you are pleased to favor me with an answer.' (Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 2, p. 246; Burnett 2020b, p. 400) 15448 English Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 2, p. 246 Burnett 2020b, p. 400 local finds hoard bronze diocletianus maximianus maximinus daza severus ii constantius constantine licinius gallienus coins sending 15448 Joshua Platt - Roger Gale - 1735-10-11 Leicester Correspondence.png 2023-09-28T16:25:35Z 2460216.1844329 2023-09-28T16:25:35Z 2460216.1844329 true Joshua Platt - Roger Gale - 1735-10-11 0 0 plainlist leaflet 1 [[:Joshua Platt - Roger Gale - 1735-10-11]] Joshua Platt - Roger Gale - 1735-10-11# QUERY239ac50d86ecfa6bcbd84f903818bf37 0 0 csv 1 [[:Joshua Platt - Roger Gale - 1735-10-11]] Joshua Platt - Roger Gale - 1735-10-11# QUERYf9771af51a05c7693502496fac77e343