William Brome - Thomas Hearne - 1710-02-16

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William Brome

William Brome - Thomas Hearne - 1710-02-16
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  1882
InstitutionName of Institution. Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number. MS Rawl. letters 3 fol. 222
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Brome
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Thomas Hearne
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . February 16, 1710
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Andrew Fountaine
LiteratureReference to literature. Hearne 1885, vol. 3, p. 1161, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1093 n. 92, 1241, 16122
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Allectus , Roman
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Lettre du 16 février 1710 (sans lieu): H.’s happy emendation of the etymon of Alchester reminds him of ‘a rarity I have by me viz t a Gold coyn a most beautyfull piece & well preserved; the Legend about the head is IMP. C. ALLECTVS P.F. AVG. ℞ PAX AVG. whether the best collection in Europe can shew the like is more than I know, I never heard of any beside this, which is indubitable.’ Sir A. Fountaine should be acquainted with it. (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawl. letters 3 fol. 222).

References

  1. ^  Hearne, Thomas (1885-1921) Remarks and Collections, Vols. I-XI, Oxford, Oxford Historical Society.
  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.