William Nicolson, 1711/03/19
'Mr R. Smith ... shew me five Voll. of Goltzius Numismata whereof 4 of the Brugis-Edit and the 5th (at Antwerp), with Nonnius’s Commentaries, on the Greek Coins.' (Jones - Holmes 1985, p. 561; Burnett 2020b, pp. 898 n. 134)
Burnett 2020b, p. 899 n. 134 notes "It is not clear who Smith was, although he occurs quite frequently in Nicolson’s diary at around this time." (en)
References
- ^ Jones, Clyve and Holmes, Geoffrey (1985), The London Diaries of William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle, 1702-1718, Oxford.
- ^ 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.