Charles King - Humfrey Wanley 1692-11-02
From Fina Wiki
Charles King, Grendon
Charles King - Humfrey Wanley 1692-11-02
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 14022 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | London, British Library |
| InventoryInventory number. | MS Harley 3780, f.38 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | Charles King |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | Humfrey Wanley |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | November 2, 1692 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Grendon 52° 14' 2.04" N, 0° 42' 53.82" W |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 2020b, p. 1244Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Greek , Lysimachus , Ptolemy , Seleucids , Alexander The Great, Zeus Ammon , Diadem |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
Map
You can move or zoom the map to explore other correspondence!
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
I have but few Greek Coyns & therefore shall not pretend to Criticise on yt you mention, no doubt but it is of Lysimachus who as Ptolomy Seleucus and other successors of Alexander imitated their Master in their money & are almost always in their Coyns & statues χερσοφοροι(?). Tis well known wt relation Alexander pretended with Jupiter Ammon who by Ancients was called κριοπροσωπος [‘ram-faced’], & pictured with rams horns. & Alexander is said to have worn a Diadem…. (Burnett 2020b, p. 1244)