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William Smith, Melsonby

William Smith - Ralph Thoresby - 1722-03-26
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15606
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Smith
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Ralph Thoresby
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . March 26, 1722
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Melsonby 54° 28' 14.55" N, 1° 41' 41.98" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. John Greaves
LiteratureReference to literature. Smith 1729, pp. 14-291, Burnett 2020b, p. 5032
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coin Weight , Greek , Roman Republican , Aurei , Denarius
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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'[A long discussion of ancient coins & weights] ... And I beg the Favour of you, when you can spare Time, to fend me the precise Weight of your 8th Number, and likewise as many or the Greek Staters and Drachmæ and the Family, or Consular Denarii, and also the Aureus and Denarius of Tiberius N. 98, 99. if they hold out their full Weight. As to the later Gold Coins after Constantine the Great, I am not so curious to enquire after them, Mr. Greaves having collected a great many of them to my Hand, and given us the best he could meet with in Italy, and their several Weights in Grains;' (Smith 1729, pp. 14-29; Burnett 2020b, p. 503)

References

  1. ^  Smith, William (1729) Literae de Re Nummaria; in Opposition to The Common Opinion that the Denarii Romani were never larger than Seven an Ounce: with some Remarks on Dr Arbuthnot’s Book, and Tables. And some other Miscellanies relating to the same subject, Newcastle.
  2. ^  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.