William Courten - Henry Hare - 1694-07-12

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William Courten

William Courten - Henry Hare - 1694-07-12

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	15372
InstitutionName of Institution.	London, British Library
InventoryInventory number.	Sloane MS 3962, f.241-2
AuthorAuthor of the document.	William Courten
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	July 12, 1694
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Jean Foy-Vaillant
LiteratureReference to literature.	Patin 16631, Oisel 16772, Burnett 2020b, pp. 370, 775 n. 103, 777 nn. 122 & 1263
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ	Purchaising Coins , Roman , Roman Imperial , Roman Republican , Mark Antony , Claudius , Galba , Hadrian , Faustina Maior , Commodus , Julia Domna , Otho , Vespasian , Domitian , Nerva , Trajan , Marcus Aurelius , Faustina Minor , Lucius Verus , Septimius Severus , Coins Sending
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
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Letter from William Courten to Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine, 4 April 1694: 'I have according to yor Lord^shps order procured 84 silver Consular and Imperial Medals which come to eight pounds, one with another all true and with different reverses from from those yo^r Lord^shp has had of me already, amongst which there are 14 or 15 Emperors or Empresses of which you have none of me before for I have the Catalogues by me. Amongst the Consular medals which yo^r Lord^shp had of me formerly there were 2 of M. Antony, his Legions viz. Leg IIII & leg. y^e 12^th all of which you will find in mons^r Patins familia Antonia. There is in this parcel the chortium Praetorianum a scarse med^l (esteemed 10s) the 2^d Legion 3^d leg. VI leg.VII leg. XIII leg. XX & Leg. XXII and if I meet at any time with the rest I shall keep them for yo^r Lord^shp. There are likewise 2 medals of the familia Procilia which are not common. Amongst the Imperial is a Claudius R. Constantiae Aug Galba R. Victoria P R Hadrian R. Italia Hadrian R. Restitutori Galliae, Hadrian R. Asia Faustina Sen^r R. Concordia Commodus R. Providentiae Aug Julia Severi R. mater Deum. Medals with these reverses are esteemed as rare by M^r Vaillant as yo^r Lord^shp may see in his book. Of the 17 medals yo^r Lord^shp had of M^r Fowler which I had a sight of there were none fit to be in yo^r Collection but ten, viz. 1 Otho 2 Vespasianus Pater 3 Domitian 4 Nerva 5 Traian 6 Faustina Sen^r 7 M. Aurelius 8 Faustina Jun^r 9 L Verus 10 Septimius Severus the other 7 were either false or defaced. It would be a favor if I might know from yo^r Lord^shp what the reverses of the ten are that I may not buy them again. If yo^r Lord^shp aproves of it I shall put up the medals in papers and write upon each paper of the consular medals the name of the family it belongs to & the reverse, & on the Imperial the Emperors or Empresses name with the reverses and send you y^m in a box by the carrier directed to yo^r Lord^shp together with the Oisellius the first opportunity.' (BL, Sloane MS 3962, ff.241-2; Burnett 2020b, p. 370)