Letters and other material on coins
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/GF/C/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 22 x 32 cm |
| Dates | 1854-1862 |
| Donor/Creator |
Finlay, George |
| Scope and Content | Dark-green cloth, printed and handwritten, 'Finlay-Roman Money' on spine, bound. Contents listed by George Finlay as follows: Notice of ten Byzantine copper coins presented to British Museum Letter of thanks from British Museum 1854 Appendix to Greece under the Romans [printed] (I) On the blindness of Belisarius (II) On Roman and Byzantine money (III) On the site of the Holy Sepulchre Observations on the coinage of the Achaian league Letter to the Hon. John Leicester Warren on coins of ΑΛΕΩΝ [see letter (1) below] Achaian copper coins. University of Athens [sent to Mr Warren] List of coins presented to Professor Felton, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussets, 1858 Letter to Professor Comnos of Athens on an unpublished coin ascribed to Athens in his collection [see letter (2) below] Observations on the relative value of the As and obolos in Greece under the Roman emperors There are also loose sheets (mostly on numismatics) and drafts of letters. (1) George Finlay toJohn Leicester Warren, 32A Brook St., London, W. Athens, 28 December 1868. Copy of letter on Achaean coins (unfinished; bound in at p. 63). (2) George Finlay to Professor S. Comnos, Athens. Athens, 27 September 1862. On an unpublished coin ascribed to Athens in C's collection. George Finlay's dating; comments on Roman and Athenian coins. (Rough drafts of letters on same subject including two to Professor Felton, incomplete, loose at end: 14 pp.; 7 pp.; 7 pp.) |