Ralph Thoresby - Edward Lhuyd - 1705-11-19

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Ralph Thoresby, Leeds

Ralph Thoresby - Edward Lhuyd - 1705-11-19
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16279
InstitutionName of Institution. Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number. MS Ashmole 1817b, f.151
AuthorAuthor of the document. Ralph Thoresby
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Edward Lhuyd
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . November 19, 1705
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Leeds 53° 47' 50.71" N, 1° 32' 37.66" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Adolf Occo
LiteratureReference to literature. Hearne 1885, vol. 1, p. 961, Burnett 2020b, p. 858 n. 432
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Local Finds , Hoard , Gallienus , Postumus , Coin Types
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia  http://tinyurl.com/ydauv7vp
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'These, tho’ they have not added one Emperor, yet have made considerable Addition to ye Variety of Reverses in my Collection. So that I have now above 30 of Gallienus all different, one of his wth LIBERO Patri CONS AVG, & Posthumus’s COS V (wch my edition of Occo has not) are the most remarkable of any that have come to ye sight of [me].' (Oxford, MS Ashmole 1817b, f.151; Hearne 1885, vol. 1, p. 96; Burnett 2020b, p. 858 n. 43)

RemarksRemarks regarding the annotation. (en)

The manuscript is damaged and the transcription on EMLO is considerably more lacunose than that given here, which is taken from Hearne 1885. (en)

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.