Francis Drake - unknown recipient - 1739-04-21

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Francis Drake

Francis Drake - unknown recipient - 1739-04-21
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16183
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Francis Drake
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . April 21, 1739
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Nichols 1781-1790, p. 4331, Burnett 2020b, p. 741 n. 3282
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Constantius Ii , Solidus , Local Finds
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'[regarding a solidus of Constantius II found in Ousebridge on the West] This coin I was in hopes of being master of for a small matter above its weight, but Mr Selby was before-hand with me.' (Nichols 1781-1790, p. 433; Burnett 2020b, p. 741 n. 328)

References

  1. ^  Nichols, John (ed.), Reliquiae Galeanae, in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica II.1 (London, 1781), II.2 (London, 1781), III (London, 1790).
  2. ^  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.