Christopher Hunter - George North - 1743-12-15

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Christopher Hunter, Durham

Christopher Hunter - George North - 1743-12-15
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14865
InstitutionName of Institution. Royal Mint Museum
InventoryInventory number. S S Banks archive, Box 296, folder 1
AuthorAuthor of the document. Christopher Hunter
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. George North
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . December 15, 1743
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Durham 54° 46' 37.24" N, 1° 34' 32.23" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 1252, 13131
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  English , Saxon
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

Talks of 'ye dark History of English Mynts' that North is writing, presumably the manuscript account of Anglo-Saxon and English coins that is known in other sources up until 1780 (Burnett 2020b, p. 1313). Hunter says that this 'animated me to look over my own old English Coins, after a Neglect of so many years, to my surprize. I am happy in meeting with ye following of K. Henry 3. [followed by brief descriptions of 9.] In my Collection, are several of K. Edward III, none whereof recte CIVITAS DVNELM. One of Card Wolsey I have h D G = = = Na SPIA about ye King on a Throne a Scepter in ye right hand; on ye Reverse CIVITAS DVRHAM about the Royal Arms, & TV on each side a Letter.' (Burnett 2020b, p. 1252)

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.