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|Grand document='Mr Elstob calling on me in the morning, I took him with me to Sir Andrew Fountain’s Lodgings; where we were most agreeably entertained with a sight of a most valuable Collections of Medals and Coins, Greek, Roman, Saxon, &c. The chief remarkables: ... 16. A Series of the Roman Coins de aere minimo (called also Sextula); which convinced me that Dr Smith's Medals of Carausius and Allectus are of this Class, and not (as he would have 'em) de are minimo. ... 25. A true Nero; with a counterfeit Adlocutio carved on the Reverse, which he had, cast in Brass, from Mr Wrenn.'
|Grand document='Mr Elstob calling on me in the morning, I took him with me to Sir Andrew Fountain’s Lodgings; where we were most agreeably entertained with a sight of a most valuable Collections of Medals and Coins, Greek, Roman, Saxon, &c. The chief remarkables: ... 16. A Series of the Roman Coins de aere minimo (called also Sextula); which convinced me that Dr Smith's Medals of Carausius and Allectus are of this Class, and not (as he would have 'em) de are minimo. ... 25. A true Nero; with a counterfeit Adlocutio carved on the Reverse, which he had, cast in Brass, from Mr Wrenn.'


(Jones - Holmes 1985, p. 312; Burnett 2020b, p. 1251)
(Jones - Holmes 1985, p. 312)
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William Nicolson, 1705/11/30

William Nicolson - 1705-11-30
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14196
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Nicolson
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Andrew Fountaine, Christopher Wren, William Elstob, Thomas Smith
Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . November 30, 1705
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coin Collection , Nero , Forgeries , Greek , Roman , Saxon , Bronze Coins , Carausius , Allectus , Classification
LiteratureReference to literature. Jones - Holmes 1985, p. 312Jones - Holmes 1985, Burnett 2020b, p. 1214 n. 300 (corr.), 1251Burnett 2020b
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Mr Elstob calling on me in the morning, I took him with me to Sir Andrew Fountain’s Lodgings; where we were most agreeably entertained with a sight of a most valuable Collections of Medals and Coins, Greek, Roman, Saxon, &c. The chief remarkables: ... 16. A Series of the Roman Coins de aere minimo (called also Sextula); which convinced me that Dr Smith's Medals of Carausius and Allectus are of this Class, and not (as he would have 'em) de are minimo. ... 25. A true Nero; with a counterfeit Adlocutio carved on the Reverse, which he had, cast in Brass, from Mr Wrenn.'

(Jones - Holmes 1985, p. 312)

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