Simonds D'Ewes - Nicolaas Heinsius - 1649-10-16

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Simonds D'Ewes - Nicolaas Heinsius - 1649-10-16
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16794
InstitutionName of Institution. Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek
InventoryInventory number. BPL 1920
AuthorAuthor of the document. Simonds D’Ewes
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Nicolaas Heinsius
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . October 16, 1649
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Westminster 51° 30' 1.60" N, 0° 7' 35.54" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Abraham Ortelius, John Harrison
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2024, p. 141
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coin Collection , Forgeries , Gold
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence Latin
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'In aureis rarioribus tibi maxime cavendum ne novitia et adulterina pro veris et genuinis in serie tua reposueris, ego enim qui Abrahami Ortelij exteri, Joannis Harrisoni Angli, aliorumque aureos coemerim, summa illos vel incuria, vel errore, id genus fucatos inter indubie antiquos admisisse nonullos reperi.' (Leiden, University Library, BPL 1920; Burnett 2024, p. 16)

['You must take great care, in respect of the rarer gold coins, that you have not placed in your collection any modern or false pieces instead of the true and genuine, since in buying gold coins from Abraham Ortelius from abroad, from John Harrison from England, and from others, I have found some fakes of that kind have been let in among the certainly ancient, through great inattention or mistakes.' (translation from Burnett 2024, p. 16)]

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2024), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment: Supplement 1, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.