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Thomas Owen, Aleppo
Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1715-10-15
FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 16035 |
InstitutionName of Institution. | London, Royal Society |
InventoryInventory number. | MS 254/416 |
AuthorAuthor of the document. | Thomas Owen |
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | William Sherard |
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | October 15, 1715 |
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Aleppo 36° 11' 57.26" N, 37° 9' 49.41" E |
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | |
LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 2020b, pp. 619-211 |
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Catalogue , Tigranes , Antiocheia Ad Taurum |
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'I do not doubt you have since recd mine, with a Catalogue enclosd of 147 medals more; as many as were Legible to me; tho’, not unlikely, many more may be so to you, & as valuable as any of the rest: so shall not trouble you wth the Contents of that Letter.
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I cannot but be pleasd yt my Acct of the 50 medals was so full & Satisfactory; & I hope That of the others will prove as Agreeable. No. 22 ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥΣ is a very legible medal, & entirely corresponds wth my Descriptn of It. Chillis [modern Kilis] is abt 9 hours from Alep, at the rate of 3 miles an hour, & lyes to the north; It is a large Village, but has no Antient name yt I can learn. I have endeavord very much to get a sight of several parcels of medals there, & at Antab [modern Gaziantep], 15 hours further & wthin 12 hours of Euphrates; its Antient name, Antiochia ad Tauru’ mont. But this I must despair of, wthout making a voyage thither myself, wch I am inclind to on a good opportunity, & do not intend to return re Infecta; so It may not be amiss to send me a bill in yr next, for such a sum as you think proper; & you may depend on my utmost Caution & fidelity for yr Service. '
(Royal Society, MS 254/416; Burnett 2020b, pp. 619-20)
References
- ^ 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.