Maurice Johnson Jnr - William Stukeley - 1724/5-03-08

Maurice Johnson Jnr, Lincoln

Maurice Johnson Jnr - William Stukeley - 1724/5-03-08

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	14797
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Maurice Johnson Jnr
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	William Stukeley
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	March 8, 1725
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.	Lincoln ^{53° 13' 45.66" N, 0° 32' 25.73" W}
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature.	Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 2, p. 2581, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1660, 16752
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Local Finds , Gallienus , Victorinus , Claudius Gothicus , Tetricus , Carausius , Hoard
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ

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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Since I had the pleasure of seeing you, I received the following account of the Roman coines found at Wells, an antient Barony near Allford, in the wolds of this county, with about 100 of them all very fair, from my friend Mr. Gonville, of Allford. They are chiefly of Gallienus, Victorinus, Claudius Gothicus, and the Tetrici, with one of Carausius, and another of a young prince, happly his son. Thus much of his letter is to this purpose: As some labourers were at work ditching upon Well walk, about half a quarter of a mile from the house, they found, in an earthen pott, about a foot deep, between six and seven hundred such peices of coin as these I herewith send you, which are all I could pick up, and near that, another pot with coins in it, which they took to be silver, but they all mildred to powder when they touched them. ... If these peices be of any vallue to you, be pleased to let me know, and I’le get all I can of ’em ; pray let me know what I may venture to give a peice for them.'

(Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 2, p. 258; Burnett 2020b, p. 1660)

References

^ Lukis, W.C. (ed.)(1882-87) The Family Memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley and the Correspondence of William Stukeley, Roger & Samuel Gale, Etc., 3 Vols, Publications of the Surtees Society Vols. 73, 76, 80, London.
^ 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.