William Nicolson - Edward Lhuyd - 1697-07-10
William Nicolson
William Nicolson - Edward Lhuyd - 1697-07-10
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 14552 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | Oxford, Bodleian Library |
| InventoryInventory number. | MS Ashmole 1816, f.494 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | William Nicolson |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | Edward Lhuyd |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | July 10, 1697 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 2020b, p. 1554Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | British Coins , Celtic , Amulets , Roman |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ | https://tinyurl.com/yafzxufb |
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'I find you still fancy I have quoted Bartholine for my Conjecture abt ye British Coins. He does not treat of that sort of money at all: but, speaking of the Amulets used amongst ye antient Northern Nations, he has an Expression wch I though apposite enough for my purpose; and wch seem’d to illustrate my Opinion. ’Tis in (ye place I quote) his Antiq. Danic. p. 466. You also mistake me if you think I believe these Amulets were made by ye Britains. I evidently affirm yt ‘tis my perswasion that they were scatter’d here by ye Romans; who us’d ym after they came into this Isle, and did certainly make ’em of a different fashion fro’ their ordinary current money, hollow on one side, &c'
(Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1816, f.494; Burnett 2020b, p. 1554)
