Richard Rauthmell - Richard Richardson - 1737-08-03

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Richard Rauthmell, Browsholme Hall

Richard Rauthmell - Richard Richardson - 1737-08-03
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14231
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Richard Rauthmell
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Richard Richardson
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . August 3, 1737
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Browsholme Hall 53° 54' 8.96" N, 2° 28' 55.02" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Turner 1835, pp. 355-8 letter 1431, Burnett 2020b, p. 12802
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Roman Imperial , Roman , Coin Collection , Julius Caesar , Pertinax , Otho , Fossils
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I have also these two or three years last been a-collecting medals: the Roman Imperial are those which I most search after. I have, after a great deal of labour and expence, procur’d about three hundred. I have one hundred of copper of the first magnitude, which are very fair and well preserv’d: these I vallue much. I have a series from Julius to Pertinax, without any breach, except in Otho; so that, when I am diverting myself with my medals and fossils, I am always a-wishing I had but a Siccus Hortus, – and then I imagine I should have a pretty Museum, and much more compleat. … but, after all, you must know I have not any amongst my fossils or medals that I look upon as exceeding valuable.'

(Turner 1835, pp. 355-8 letter 143; Burnett 2020b, p. 1280)

References

  1. ^  Turner, D. (ed.)(1835) Extracts from the Literary and Scientific Correspondence of Richard Richardson, Yarmouth.
  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.