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'I hear we shall have a very good account of our English coins and they will be finely engraved by Mr Vertue. The work is undertaken by Mr Martin Folkes.' (Hearne 1885, vol. 11, p. 100; Burnett 2020b, p. 918) +
Abstract from EMLO: Lhwyd writes in reply to a letter of 3 November 1704. He sends an enclosure to Mr Elstob. Would like a transcript of Leibnitz's letters relating to the British or Irish. Regarding the draft of a silver shield, it is certainly not Irish, but without a doubt Teutonic. (Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1816, f.71; Gunther 1945, p 502, no. 260; Burnett 2020b, p. 1607) +
'... I have found several of the more Ancient Coyns; whereof you see divers Figures in Camden. My friend Mr Nicolson quotes Caesar for the Britains having no Coyns: whereas on the Contrary Caesar’s words are nummo utuntur parvo et aereo: nor can I see any reason to doubt of British coyns of all sorts of metal til he or some other informs me whose Coyns those are which Mr Camden and other writers take to be British. In short to me the Archdeacon seems clearly prejudiced in this matter.<br>
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I have been very inquisitive about the Coyns of y<sup>e</sup> Princes of Wales since I began this undertaking but could never see one of them: tho’ the Bp of Bangor (who is very well skilld in British Antiquities) told me a Relation of his kept one of Llewelyn ab Iorwerth who was contemp. with Rich. 1 and k. John, in his pocket several years, & shew’d it many of y<sup>e</sup> Bishops acquaintance still living who confirm it.'
(Royal Society, LBO 14, pp. 349-52 at 352 and 353; Burnett 2020b, pp. 727, 1554) +
'I forgot to mention that Mr Sutherland has one of the best collections of Silver Coyns in Britain.' (London, Royal Society, LBO 14, pp. 362; Burnett 2020b, pp. 727 n. 213, 797 n. 77) +
'When your last Letter came, I was at London about a Legacy of Books, Medals, and Pictures, bequeathed by Mr. Ashmole to the University; since which Time I have been so continually employ’d in taking a Catalogue of them....' (Gunther 1945, p. 167-8, no. 54; Burnett 2020b, p. 456 n. 606) +
-Lettre du 22 août 1692 (d’Oxford): He will find it a problem to arrange L’s. donations to the Museum for due display while keeping them protected from dust. It will take 6 or 8 months to arrange and catalogue the number of MSS. and pamphlets amongst Mr. Ashmole’s legacy. He notifies him of a large collection of coins, Roman, Greek, old English that a gentleman in town wishes to sell, and he asks Lister what price they bear with London goldsmiths. (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Lister 36 fol. 36). +
Transcription from EMLO: 'We came yesterday from Edenbrough; where I was so kindly entertaind by Sir Robert Sibbald & Mr Sutherland; with the perusal of their Museums Coyns & MSS. that I would affoard no time to write to my best Friends. Mr Sutherland's collection of Silver coyns; Roman, Saxon, English & Scottish, is one of the best I have seen.' (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Lister 36, ff.242-3; Gunther 1945, pp. 418–20, letter 213; Burnett 2020b, pp. 728, 792) +
'I suppose our excellent friend [Nicolson] may be by this time satisfied of his mistake about our British coins; for surely those that have Cunobelin so plain, must needs be such: and the rest, that are so like them, can neither be Roman, Saxon, nor Danish.'
(Hunter 1832, vol. 1 pp. 413-14; Burnett 2020b, p. 1555) +
'As to the British coins, I desire only figures of such as are not already published, and would not trouble you for a sight of the coins themselves. But if you should happen to have duplicates either of coin, or other antiquity, or fossil, that you shall guess would be acceptable here, your kindness will be thankfully acknowledged.' (Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Vol. VII, MS 12; Hunter 1832, vol. 1, pp. 419-20; Burnett 2020b, p. 728) +
'Since y<sup>e</sup> sealing of this, I received a letter from one Welborne, who is Steward to y<sup>e</sup> Earl of Peterburrough; wherein he offers to sale (either to the University or any private person) a Collection of silver and brasse \coyns/, consisting of 13 hundred pieces; but at so dear a rate, (viz. 6s. one with another) that I know ’tis to no purpose to mention it to y<sup>e</sup> V. Ch<sup>r</sup> [Vice Chancellor], nor in[deed] would the University buy them at any rate. I suppose ’tis y<sup>e</sup> Collectio[n] of his Master, tho’ he only tels me, they belong to an ancient Gentleman, who is willing to part with them because his Sight begins to grow dimme; an[d] addes there’s a cabinet to be sold with them, so curious that it was design’d to have been presented to K. James as a repository for his Medals. I have heard Beverlandt commend Peterburrough’s coyns as y<sup>e</sup> best collection in England. This I have added because I know not but S<sup>r</sup> Roger may be disposed to purchase such a collection. I suppose for a small gratuity we might have a man of judgement & fidelity to view them; and doubt not but they will abate much of the price he proposes, though he says 30ll. a piece have been off<sup>d</sup> for so[me]. A Letter may be directed to Mr. Rob<sup>t</sup> Welborne, near The E. of Peterb’s House, by the Horse Ferry in Westminster.'
(Gunther 1945, pp. 292-5 Letter 141; Burnett 2020b, pp. 368, 1247) +
'I have been very inquisitive about Coyns of the Princes of ''Wales'' since I began this Undertaking, but could never see one of them; tho’ the Bishop of ''Bangor'' (who is very well skill’d in ''British'' Antiquities) told me a Relation of his kept one of ''Lhywelyn ab Iorwerth'', who was co’temporary with ''Richard'' I and K. ''John'', in his Pocket several Years, and shewed it many of the Bishops Acquaintance, still living, who confirm it. By the Princes of ''Wales'' I understand the ''British'' Princes from K. ''Kadwaladr'' about the Year 600 to the last Prince ''ap Gruffydh'' about the Year 1280. I have found several of the more ancient ''British'' Coyns; whereof you see divers Figures in ''Camden''. My Friend Mr ''Nicholson'' quotes ''Caesar'' for the Britons having no Coyns; whereas on the contrary ''Caesars'' Words are, ''Nummo utuntur parvo et aeneo'': Nor can I see any reason to doubt of ''British'' Coyns of all sorts of Metal, till he or some other inform whose Coyns those are which Mr ''Camden'' and other Writers take to be ''British''.' (Burnett 2020b, p. 730) +
'They found several Bones in the Cave, and part of a Stags (or else Elks) head; and some other things, which I omit, because the Labourers differed in their Account of them. A Gold Coyn of the Emperour Valentinian, being found near the top of this Mount, might bespeak it Roman; but that the rude Carving at the Entry and in the Cave seems to denote it a barbarous Monument. So the Coyn proving it ancienter than any Invasion of the Ost-mans or Danes, and the Carving and rude [Structure] sculpture, barbarous; it should follow, that [’twas] it was some place of Sacrifice or Burial of the Ancient Irish. ' (London, Royal Society, LBO 14, pp. 293-5; Gunther 1945, pp. 421-3, letter 214; Burnett 2020b, p. 728; transcription from EMLO) +
'I saw no Coyns found there [in Ireland], but the Roman Gold Coyn of Valentinian jun. formerly mentioned; several of our old English since the Conquest; and one cast Brasse piece inscribed with Runic Letters, which I take to have been a Danish Amulet.' (London, Royal Society, LBO 14, pp. 296-8; Gunther 1945, pp. 431-3, letter 218; Burnett 2020b, p. 728) +
'There was lately a very noble collection of coins presented to the Bodley Library by one Mr Raye formerly Consul of Smyrna, which I am told had been collected in those parts by his Cook. I have not yet seen them but am told they are in number about 2000.' (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Smith 51, f.23; Burnett 2020b, p. 599) +
'Having lately had the unfortunate mischance of being rob’d at the Museum; I doubt not but you will pardon the boldnesse I take in troubling you with these papers. & also take upon you some trouble to enquire amoungst your acquaintance concerning the person suspected & the things lost. ... <br>
[Postscript:] I writ a hasty letter about this, yesterday to Dr Lister, having but little time, & that full of confusion. I am afraid Mr Ashmole will be implacable.<br>
# Three Indian Rupees: whereof one stamp’d with the sun in Cancer, another with the Sun in Taurus; & the third with onely Indian Characters on each side, coin’d at Surat. the first coin’d Anno Hegiræ 1027. Regni 13. the 2d also in the same year. Both coin’d by Gÿhan Ghir at Ahmed Abada.
# One Mahmudia coin’d by Acber the 8th Prince from Tamerlan. 3. A very small Indian gold coin weighing 8. gr.
# A pretty large silver meddal guilt, Obverse, King David veiwing Bethsheba bathing her self. Revers, Lot & his daughters drinking wine.
# An Ovol silver meddal. Obverse, a young woman with the inscription ''Quæ sim post terga videbis''. Reverse Death inscription ''sic nunc pulcherrima quondam''.
# A pretty large silver meddal. Obverse an old man suckling his daughter. inscription in Dutch. ''The Roman woman loveth her father & giveth him nourishment''. Reverse the storks or Canes feeding the old one inscription in Dutch, ''the Storks teach us how we must honour our worthy Parents''.
# King James the second’s Coronation meddal in Gold.
# His Queens in Silver.
# A large fair meddal of the wrack silver recovered by Capt. Phipps. Obverse King & his Queen. Reverse a ship. inscription ''semper tibi pendeat hamus''. naufraga reperta, Anno 1687.
# An oval gold meddal of Carolus Gustavus weighing two ounces.
# A small Agat of various colour in the form of an heart, set in gold.
# An Oval peice of Amber encompassed with a silver hoop having a frog enclosed.
# A shell set in a peice of gold about the compass of a Guinea engraved with three faces of several colours. viz. an old man & two young women.
# A small face of Turcoise (or perhaps enamel) set in a circle of small perl.
# A Picture of St Mary Magdalene coverd with izing Glass, & set in a case like a pin-cusheon.
# A small oval box set in silver on the one side our Savious picture, on the other the viring Mary’s in miniature. being open’d severall small reliques are stich’d within with the names of severall Saints in french, as St Denis, St Pierre, St Calcedoine, St Cassian, &c.
# A small picture of John Aubrey Esquire in water colour done by Cooper set in a square frame of Ebony
# A picture of Archbishop Bancrofts set in a round box of Ivory not much bigger then a Crown peice.<br>
These things were lost from the repository at Oxon, between the 17th & 22d of September the person suspected is a forreign Gent. supposed by his speech to be a German, but speaks tolerable good English & Latine, between forty & fifty years of Age, a pretty corpulent man with a red full face a long periwig, a white coat pretty much worn.'
(London, British Library, Sloane MS 3962, ff.288-9 (transcription from EMLO); Gunther 1945, p. 149, no. 40; Burnett 2020b, pp. 455, 657)
'That it [Aldborough, Yorkshire] was a Roman colony the author well proves from the coins frequently found, not many elder than Claudius, yet some of Augustus Caesar; and so down to the Antonines, with Carausius; two of the thirty tyrants, viz. Posthumus and Tetricus; also Carausius and Allectus; but Constantines are most abounding.'
(Drake 1736, pp. 28-9; Burnett 2020b, p. 1219 n. 349) +
Letter of Edward Morris to Rev. Dr. [ ], 5 June 1692: '1<sup>st</sup>. As to coins I resserve you to the inclosed. Only further I must add y<sup>t</sup> if you please to give me an Account of w<sup>t</sup> kinds you chiefly desire to be satisfied in, I shall in Duty examine the Stores of some of my ffriends, w<sup>ch</sup> are not small, & no doubt consists of much greater Variety than my small Collection pretends to, & desire them to you in your own way. Coyns here are found after A washing Shower of Rain, mostly on plowed Grounds within the Walls (w<sup>ch</sup> are frequently taken u[p] by the Inhabitants, having no quarries of Stone) Sometimes they are found without the Circuit, but that is as rare as to find them on tops of Thatched Hou[ ] whether they may, & some thence are carried in Mortar, ....'
(Burnett 2020b, p. 1219 n. 300) +
'I have spent 3 months with great pleasure and some profit among the Antient and Modern Curiosities of this famous City, which have cost one daily reading and application and filled 140 Pages in my Journal… my Antiquary Ficheroni…
I have seen several Curious Cabinets of Medals, Cameo’s and Intaglio’s, and have just learned to know, that besides beauty and Curiosity there is great Erudition in them, because they not only express the habits, Rights, Ceremonies, Customs &c of the Ancients but are great helpers to History and Chronology, and because by the help of them and of ancient Bas relievos and Inscriptions, one may confront one Author with another, and secundum allegata & probata [as alleged and proved] pass our Judgement. ...<br>
I must now tell you that I have spent 150 £ in 5 marble tables, 2 Landscapes of Ruins, a little Suite of Brass Medals, more for use than Show, 50 £ worth of Prints of Modern and Antique Rome and of the Chief Paintings, 2 or 3 fans, 2 or 3 Cameo’s &c. But do think me by this a great Vertuoso, for I am no more than a Haberdasher of Small wares; but tis an old advice ''Romano vivere more''.'
(BL, Add MS 47031, ff. 138v-141v; Burnett 2020b, pp. 1152, 1306) +
'I told you in my last that I had received Sir G.W.’s letter. I was just athinking to doe as you advise. I will consult King Alfred’s life, from which the Coin’s in Camden are taken, and if we can handsomly, and moderatly improve the scheme, ’twill be very well.' (Harris 1992, pp. 260-1, letter 91; Burnett 2020b, p. 1087) +
'As to the Alphabet’s out of the Coin’s, I have told Mr. W. I would have one before the Conquest another after.' (Harris 1992, p. 272, letter 103; Burnett 2020b, p. 1087 n. 35) +
