Charles King - Humfrey Wanley 1692-11-02

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Charles King, Grendon

Charles King - Humfrey Wanley 1692-11-02
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  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. 12441
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Greek , Lysimachus , Ptolemy , Seleucids , Alexander The Great, Zeus Ammon , Diadem
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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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)

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.