'I must now acquaint you with another employment I am engaged in. I am turning a collector of coins, which has been occasioned by a parcel of coins given me by Governour Hayes, &, amongst many others, have got the following :—
A silver coin, finely preserved, & inscribed IMP : NERVA : CAES : AUG : P : M : TR : P : C : III. ; reverse, PATER : PATRIÆ.
A silver coin, IMP : C : POSTUMUS : P : M : AUG. ; reverse, MONETA : AUG.
A silver coin, GALLIENUS : IMP : AUG. ; reverse, GERMANICUS : MAX : L.
Another silver coin, reverse, JUNONI.
The following are copper :—
FLAVIUS : JUL : DELMATIUS : NOB : CAES.
D : N : VALENS : MAX : AUG.
FLAV : JUL : CONSTANS : NOB : CÆS.
FLAV : VAL : CL : CONSTANTINUS : NOB : CAES : AUG.
FLAV : CONSTANTINUS : JUNIOR : NOB : CAES.
FLAV : JUL : CONSTANTIUS : MAX : PIUS.
D : N : FLAV : VALENTINIANUS.
IMP : CAESAR : TETRICUS : AUG.
IMP : P : P : TETRICUS.
FLAV : JUL : CRISPUS.
A copper medal of MARC : ANTON : PIUS.
...
I cannot conclude till I have filled the sheet, & while I have room to add a word more. As you are a collector of coins, if I can be of any service in procuring for you any you want, I may have it in my power to get them at a very easy rate.'
(Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 1 pp. 475-9; Burnett 2020b, p. 1326)