View source for William Courten - Henry Hare - 1694-07-12

{{Correspondence
|Institution=London, British Library
|Inventory=Sloane MS 3962, f.241-2
|Author=William Courten
|Recipient=Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine
|Correspondence date=1694/07/12
|Associated persons=Jean Foy-Vaillant
|Literature=Patin 1663; Oisel 1677; Burnett 2020b, pp. 370, 775 n. 103, 777 nn. 122 & 126
|Numismatic keyword=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
|CorrespondenceLanguage=English
|Grand document=Letter from William Courten to Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine, 4 April 1694: 'I have according to yor Lord<sup>shps</sup> 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<sup>r</sup> Lord<sup>shp</sup> 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<sup>r</sup> Lord<sup>shp</sup> had of me formerly there were 2 of M. Antony, his Legions viz. Leg IIII & leg. y<sup>e</sup> 12<sup>th</sup> all of which you will find in mons<sup>r</sup> Patins familia Antonia. There is in this parcel the chortium Praetorianum a scarse med<sup>l</sup> (esteemed 10s) the 2<sup>d</sup> Legion 3<sup>d</sup> 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<sup>r</sup> Lord<sup>shp</sup>. 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<sup>r</sup> R. Concordia Commodus R. Providentiae Aug Julia Severi R. mater Deum. Medals with these reverses are esteemed as rare by M<sup>r</sup> Vaillant as yo<sup>r</sup> Lord<sup>shp</sup> may see in his book. Of the 17 medals yo<sup>r</sup> Lord<sup>shp</sup> had of M<sup>r</sup> Fowler which I had a sight of there were none fit to be in yo<sup>r</sup> Collection but ten, viz. 1 Otho 2 Vespasianus Pater 3 Domitian 4 Nerva 5 Traian 6 Faustina Sen<sup>r</sup> 7 M. Aurelius 8 Faustina Jun<sup>r</sup> 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<sup>r</sup> Lord<sup>shp</sup> what the reverses of the ten are that I may not buy them again. If yo<sup>r</sup> Lord<sup>shp</sup> 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<sup>m</sup> in a box by the carrier directed to yo<sup>r</sup> Lord<sup>shp</sup> together with the Oisellius the first opportunity.' (BL, Sloane MS 3962, ff.241-2; Burnett 2020b, p. 370)
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