Henry Topping - Thomas Hearne - 1717-07-19

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Henry Topping - Thomas Hearne - 1717-07-19
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14037
InstitutionName of Institution. Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number. MS Rawlinson Letters 10, no. 120
AuthorAuthor of the document. Henry Topping
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Thomas Hearne
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . July 19, 1717
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. London 51° 30' 26.42" N, 0° 7' 39.54" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Henry Dodwell, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Henry Prescott, Montagu Venables-Bertie
LiteratureReference to literature. Hearne 1885, vol. 6, p. 731, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1253-4, 1048 n. 3532
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Otho , Bronze Coins , Forgeries , Silver Coins , Julius Caesar , Arcadius
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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I have at present in my keeping a Brass or Copper Otho of the large Size for which the King of Prussia [Friedrich Wilhelm I] offerd Seven hundred pound but was refused; I writ about it to our Friend Mr Prescott, in his answer, he hath, amongst other Things, this Passage – viz. – I have heard that Mr Dodwell approv’d of one in Ld Abingdon’s hands – You had an Opportunity, more than any Body, to know that great man’s Thoughts in this Respect, so I beg you wou’d be so kind to recollect yourself what you have heard him say at any Time upon the subject of the large brass or Copper Otho. I have likewise a Collection in all the three Sizes of Roman coin in Copper and Silver from Julius Caesar to Arcadius whereof I shall give you a further account. (Hearne 1885, vol. VI p. 73; Burnett 2020b, pp. 1253-4)

References

  1. ^  Hearne, Thomas (1885-1921) Remarks and Collections, Vols. I-XI, Oxford, Oxford Historical Society.
  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.