Thomas Roe - Thomas Howard - 1623-05-01

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Thomas Roe, Constantinople

Thomas Roe - Thomas Howard - 1623-05-01
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15348
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Thomas Roe
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Thomas Howard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . May 1, 1623
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Constantinople 41° 0' 33.12" N, 28° 57' 58.39" E
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Roe 1740, p. 1541, Burnett 2020b, pp. 357, 647, 11532
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Greek , Roman
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Antiquities in gold and silver, of the antient Greeks, from Alexander downward, and many Romans more antient, are here to be gathered; butt so deare, by reason the last French ambassador made great search, and some Italians are ready to buy, that I know not whether your lordship will esteeme them at such rates. The meddles of gold, or olde quoyne, if they bee faire, and the inscriptions ledgible, are held at twice and thrice the waight. Some, for curiosity, I haue bought, with others pretended to be Aegiptian, Armenian, and Arabian: but my skill is not great, I iudge only by the eye; these shall serve your lordship, if you like them.' (Roe 1740, p. 154; Burnett 2020b, p. 357)

References

  1. ^  Roe, Thomas (1740) The Negotiations of Sir Thomas Roe, in His Embassy to the Ottoman Porte, from the Year 1621 to 1628 Inclusive, London.
  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.