William Smith - John Anstis - 1722-05-04

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William Smith, Melsonby

William Smith - John Anstis - 1722-05-04
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15610
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Smith
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. John Anstis
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . March 4, 1722
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Melsonby 54° 28' 14.55" N, 1° 41' 41.98" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Smith 1729, pp. 73-51, Burnett 2020b, p. 5032
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coin Weight , Hoard , Brescello
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Sir, I request you, if you have any of the Aurei, lately found in the Quaestor's Chest in Italy, you will give me the exact Number of the Grains they contain.' (Smith 1729, p. 75)

References

  1. ^  Smith, William (1729) Literae de Re Nummaria; in Opposition to The Common Opinion that the Denarii Romani were never larger than Seven an Ounce: with some Remarks on Dr Arbuthnot’s Book, and Tables. And some other Miscellanies relating to the same subject, Newcastle.
  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.