Richard Mostyn - Edward Lluyd - 1693/4-02-28

Richard Mostyn, Penbedw

Richard Mostyn - Edward Lluyd - 1693/4-02-28

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	14011
InstitutionName of Institution.	Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales
InventoryInventory number.	MS 309E, pp. 19-26
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Richard Mostyn
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Edward Lhuyd
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	February 28, 1694
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.	Penbedw ^{53° 12' 18.79" N, 3° 16' 0.30" W}
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Sir Thomas Mostyn
LiteratureReference to literature.	Lloyd 1971, pp. 44-71, Burnett 2020b, pp. 727-8, 12222
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Coin Collection , British Coins , Roman , Gold , Constantius , Local Finds , Hoard , Tetricus , Victorinus
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English, Welsh
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ	https://tinyurl.com/y7lmfu6z

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I wish I could have look’d over his [my brother’s] collection of meddals I think he had several brittish ones that are not in Cambden, but you know nothing certain is made out by those, soe that they are a bare curiosity. I am almost assurd I have known him make usefull inferences from his Roman Coyns that referr’d to Britain, but I never had a head that way, I only use a vaga lectio to fill up my time. I had soe little curiosity that I forgott where that brass little head was found, the draught is in the same paper with the Gold Medaillion [of Constantius]…
The gold coyn was found by plowing att Tre Varthin in Angles<ey>. …
My brother had some of the coyns that were found there [Caer Hên] & I could wish I could have enformd you what emperors they were of, thore was lately found an urne att Llysvaen, near Penmaen Rhos, ’twas last year the urn was broke & most of the coyns before I heard on’t wore sold for a penny a dozen, I gott six, they were of Tetricus & Victorinus.
(NLW MS 309E, pp. 19-26; Lloyd 1971, pp. 44-7; Burnett 2020b, pp. 727-8, 1222)

References

^ Lloyd, Nesta (1971-2) 'The Correspondence of Edward Lhuyd and Richard Mostyn', Journal of the Flintshire Historical Society 25, 31–61
^ 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.