Roger Ascham - John Cheke - 1553-07-07

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Roger Ascham, Brussels

Roger Ascham - John Cheke - 1553-07-07

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	14341
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Roger Ascham
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	John Cheke
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	July 7, 1553 JL
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.	Brussels 50° 51' 18.01" N, 4° 21' 4.44" E
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature.	Giles 1865-1866, vol. I.2, pp. 362-7, letter 1501, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1358, 812
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ	Roman , Roman Republican , Roman Imperial , Antoninus Pius , Gold
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	Latin
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Superiore tamen mense, scripsi ad te, per famulum D. Chamberlani: laetor, si illae tibi traditae fuerunt, propter duos vetustos nummos, alterum C. CAESARIS, alterum P. CLODII, quos in eas includebam literas. ...

Aureum nummum ANTONINI PII his literis inclusum ad te mitto: felix illud seculum propter auri puritatem et artificii praestantiam, sed longe felicius propter optimum principem. His priscis monumentis delector, non solum quia fidem vetustissimae memoriae faciunt, sed quia ad ipsius aeternitatis naturam proxime accedunt; soli enim nummi, isti praesertim aurei, nulla temporis longinquitate vitiari possunt, quum ceterae res universae consumuntur.'

[Last month I did write to you, however, by Mr. Chamberlain’s servant. I am glad if my letter has reached you on account of two old coins which I enclosed within the letter, one of C. Caesar, the other of P. Clodius. ...

I am enclosing a gold coin of Antoninus Pius in this letter. Happy was that century on account of the purity of its gold and the quality of its workmanship, but happier far on account of its good ruler. I am delighted by these ancient artefacts, not only because they give a reliable record of antiquity, but because they come closest to the nature of eternity itself; for coins alone, especially gold ones, cannot be ruined by long periods of time, although time consumes everything else.]

(Giles 1865-1866, vol. I.2, pp. 364 and 366-7; Burnett 2020b, pp. 1358)