William Nicolson - Ralph Thoresby - 1697-02-08
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. 271Hunter 1832, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1553-4Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | British Coins , Celtic , Amulets |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'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)
