William Nicolson - Edward Lhuyd - 1697-07-10

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William Nicolson

William Nicolson - Edward Lhuyd - 1697-07-10

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	14552
InstitutionName of Institution.	Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number.	MS Ashmole 1816, f.494
AuthorAuthor of the document.	William Nicolson
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Edward Lhuyd
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	July 10, 1697
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature.	Burnett 2020b, p. 15541
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ	British Coins , Celtic , Amulets , Roman
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ	https://tinyurl.com/yafzxufb

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'I find you still fancy I have quoted Bartholine for my Conjecture ab^t ye British Coins. He does not treat of that sort of money at all: but, speaking of the Amulets used amongst y^e antient Northern Nations, he has an Expression w^ch I though apposite enough for my purpose; and w^ch seem’d to illustrate my Opinion. ’Tis in (y^e place I quote) his Antiq. Danic. p. 466. You also mistake me if you think I believe these Amulets were made by y^e Britains. I evidently affirm y^t ‘tis my perswasion that they were scatter’d here by y^e Romans; who us’d y^m after they came into this Isle, and did certainly make ’em of a different fashion fro’ their ordinary current money, hollow on one side, &c'

(Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1816, f.494; Burnett 2020b, p. 1554)