The formal presentation copy [of Ashmole's catalogue of Roman coins in Oxford], which was presented to the Bodleian in 1668, but transferred to the Ashmolean in 1920 (Arch. Bodl. Fols.1–3)when many other numismatic papers were transferred to the museum. It is in three volumes. As it was originally in the Bodleian with the coins, it had become the working copy of the librarians, and was annotated with later additions, down to c. 1710. ... two sorts of additional information were added. One was the location of the coins, with a reference in the margin in the form ‘Loc. 14. (XI)’; ‘Loc’ stands for loculus, and the reference is to the place of the coin in each coin tray or drawer in the relevant cabinet. The coins were also individually numbered, and, over time, additional acquisitions were added, leading consequently to the renumbering of the coins.
The changes made to Arch. Bodl. Fols. 1–3 show that they continued in use for new acquisitions until the early 18th century. We can date their last use fairly accurately, from three pointers. They include a coin donated by Andrew Fountaine (Vol. 1, f.84v). A coin was also added with only a red ink number (the third and last renumbering) with a reference to ‘Vaillant Famil. p. 272 Vol. 2’ (Vol. 1, f.78v), referring to the copy of Jean Vaillant’s Nummi antiqui familiarum Romanarum ... illustrati, published in 1703. The third and last attempt to renumber the coins in red ink extended through all of volume 1 and reached f.80 of volume 2: and at exactly that point was placed, as a marker, a page from the Female Tatler (!), dated 28 November 1709. Thus, c. 1709 is the date until which it was used, and the annotations were made largely by Thomas Hearne, who had been appointed to the Bodleian in 1701.' (Burnett 2020b, pp. 424-5)
