William Nicolson - Ralph Thoresby - 1697-02-08

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William Nicolson

William Nicolson - Ralph Thoresby - 1697-02-08

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	14550
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	William Nicolson
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Ralph Thoresby
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	February 8, 1697
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Edward Lhuyd
LiteratureReference to literature.	Hunter 1832, vol. 1, p. 2711, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1553-42
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ	British Coins , Celtic , Amulets
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
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'Mr. Lhwyd and I have agreed to let fall the debate about the old British money, till our modern coin be a little more plentiful. It is well for me that such a cessation is thought and agreed on; I could not long have engaged you both, being nothing related to the French monarch. By the last, you seem to think that I reckon the British coins to be amulets, used by the Britons themselves. No; I think they were made by the Romans, who certainly hollowed those little utensils, to distinguish them from their money. These things will be canvassed more fully, I hope, over the pieces themselves; for it was no casual turn of my pen that mentioned my thoughts of seeing you and Leeds this summer.'

(Hunter 1832, vol. 1, p. 271; Burnett 2020b, pp. 1553-4)