William Nicolson - Ralph Thoresby - 1703-11-15

William Nicolson

William Nicolson - Ralph Thoresby - 1703-11-15

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	14524
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	William Nicolson
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Ralph Thoresby
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	November 15, 1703
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	James Sutherland
LiteratureReference to literature.	Hunter 1832, vol. 2, pp. 37-91, Burnett 2020b, pp. 869 n. 157, 898, n. 125, 15482
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Scottish , Roman , English , Duplicates , Irish
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ	https://archive.org/details/lettersofeminent02thor/page/36/mode/2up

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'Mr. Sutherland has done me the like favour, as you have had from him, in procuring me such of the old Scottish coins as I wanted. I have (a good while) resolved to confine my curiosity in these matters to what relates to our own kingdoms; and therefore I must request your preserving for me such duplicates of Roman medals, as have any thing in their legends that looks towards Britain, and such of our ancient English, Scotch, and (especially) Irish coins, as you know to be rarities. I shall, some way or other, give you an equivalent. I have hardly any of the native money of Ireland, besides farthings, and the late King James’s copper-pieces.' (Hunter 1832, vol. 2, pp. 37-9; Burnett 2020b, pp. 869 n. 157, 898, n. 125, 1548)

References

^ Hunter, J. (ed.)(1832) Letters of Eminent Men addressed to Ralph Thoresby, FRS, London.
^ 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.