William Nicolson, 1706/01/18
'I met with Sir Andrew Fountaine; who assures me that my brass Hadrian is undoubtedly genuine, and a very valuable medal.'
(Jones - Holmes 1985, pp. 356-7; Burnett 2020b, p. 1609)
References
- ^ Jones, Clyve and Holmes, Geoffrey (1985), The London Diaries of William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle, 1702-1718, Oxford.
- ^ 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.