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George Burton

George Burton - William Stukeley - c.1749
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InstitutionName of Institution.
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AuthorAuthor of the document. George Burton
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Stukeley
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . 1749
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
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LiteratureReference to literature. Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 1 pp. 475-91, Burnett 2020b, p. 13262
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ Silver Coins , Bronze Coins , Nerva , Postumus , Gallienus , Delmatius , Valens , Constans , Constantine Ii , Valentinianus , Tetricus , Crispus , Antoninus Pius , Legends
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'I must now acquaint you with another employment I am engaged in. I am turning a collector of coins, which has been occasioned by a parcel of coins given me by Governour Hayes, &, amongst many others, have got the following :—
A silver coin, finely preserved, & inscribed IMP : NERVA : CAES : AUG : P : M : TR : P : C : III. ; reverse, PATER : PATRIÆ.
A silver coin, IMP : C : POSTUMUS : P : M : AUG. ; reverse, MONETA : AUG.
A silver coin, GALLIENUS : IMP : AUG. ; reverse, GERMANICUS : MAX : L.
Another silver coin, reverse, JUNONI.
The following are copper :—
FLAVIUS : JUL : DELMATIUS : NOB : CAES.
D : N : VALENS : MAX : AUG.
FLAV : JUL : CONSTANS : NOB : CÆS.
FLAV : VAL : CL : CONSTANTINUS : NOB : CAES : AUG.
FLAV : CONSTANTINUS : JUNIOR : NOB : CAES.
FLAV : JUL : CONSTANTIUS : MAX : PIUS.
D : N : FLAV : VALENTINIANUS.
IMP : CAESAR : TETRICUS : AUG.
IMP : P : P : TETRICUS.
FLAV : JUL : CRISPUS. A copper medal of MARC : ANTON : PIUS.

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I cannot conclude till I have filled the sheet, & while I have room to add a word more. As you are a collector of coins, if I can be of any service in procuring for you any you want, I may have it in my power to get them at a very easy rate.'

(Lukis 1882-1887, vol. 1 pp. 475-9; Burnett 2020b, p. 1326)

References

  1. ^  Lukis, W.C. (ed.)(1882-87) The Family Memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley and the Correspondence of William Stukeley, Roger & Samuel Gale, Etc., 3 Vols, Publications of the Surtees Society Vols. 73, 76, 80, London.
  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.

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