Ralph Thoresby - Thomas Hearne - 1706-01-07

Ralph Thoresby

Ralph Thoresby - Thomas Hearne - 1706-01-07

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	16346
InstitutionName of Institution.	Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number.	MS Rawlinson Letters 10, f.48v
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Ralph Thoresby
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Thomas Hearne
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	January 7, 1706
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.	Hearne 1885, vol. 1, p. 159 (summary)1, Burnett 2020b, p. 8712
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Roman , Britain , Hadrian , Antoninus Pius , Britannia , Commodus , Caracalla , Postumus , Carausius , Allectus , Constantine , Mint Mark , Maximinus , Helena , Crispus , Magnentius , Late Roman Empire, Bronze , Silver , Roman Imperial
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ	http://tinyurl.com/y78677lv

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'Of the Roman coins y^t relate o Britain, I have one of Hadrian in his 3^d consulship with BRITANNIA very fair upon it, another of Antoninus Pius with BRITANNIA COS IIII. both by order of the Senate, two of Commodus (one of Copper y^e oth^r of Silver) whereupon he is stiled BRITannicus, one of Caracalla with the like flattering Title, of Postumus with the Trireme, & Carausius’s Pax Aug, both w^ch are said to refer to this land, & Allectus’s 2L for Londinensis, one of Constantius wn Caesar with LON, another divo Constantio PLN of Helena with PLON, of Maximinus both wⁿ Caesar & Augustus with PLN of Constantine the Great, with y^e like wⁿ Caesar, & with PLON wⁿ Augustus, of Crispus with PLC & PLON of Constantinus jun 2 different with PLON of Constantius the younger with the like & Magnentius with PLC not to mention others y^t are supposed to have reference to our affairs, but have no inscriptions that relate to it; this account I draw out too hastily, but with a desire to serve you.' (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson Letters 10, f.48v; Burnett 2020b, p. 871)

References

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