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Letter of Protection
c1191-1207
From Archbishop of York, Geoffrey Plantaganet (1191-1207), to the nuns of Sinningthwaite. Grant of protection giving a malediction against anyone who should attempt to harm the nuns and a blessing to...
Coptic Letter
7th - 8th century
Framed papyrus fragment of a Coptic letter, labelled: "COPTIC LETTER Pap: Cantab H. Loewe 1 a+b 70844" Cantab is a shortened version of Cambridge. The reference number is the original University acc...
Letters patent to appoint attorney
1 Mar 1277
Nicholas de Stapelton, guardian of the lands and tenements of the son and heir of Andrew de Kirkeby in Tockwith, appoints Peter ['Piers'] son of William de Mydelton guardian in his place
Denomination: tank
Date(s): 1226-1270
Issuer/creator: Hethum I (1226-70)
Material: copper alloy
Denomination: forty nummi
Date(s): 527-528
Issuer/creator: Justinian I (527-65)
Place: Antioch
Material: copper alloy
Denomination: forty nummi
Date(s): 642-643
Issuer/creator: Constans II (641-68)
Place: Constantinople
Material: copper alloy
Denomination: tetarteron
Date(s): 1152-1160
Issuer/creator: Manuel I (1143-83)
Place: Thessalonica
Material: copper alloy
Dragon initial (fol. 62v)
[ca. 1140-1160]
Large zoomorphic initial 'Q' where the descender is composed of a dragon clutching the body of the letter with its teeth. The body of the letter is infilled with curved foliage and two lizard-like ani...
Denomination: Roman provincial coin
Date(s): c. 27 BCE
Issuer/creator: Augustus
Place: uncertain mint
Material: copper alloy
Face and a hyena (fol. 378r)
[ca. 1260]
The prologue initial 'Q' is infilled with a male face in profile; the descender of the letter is formed from a hyena-type animal.
Christian liberty as it was soberly desired in a letter to certain forreign states, upon occasion of their late severity to several of their inhabitants, meerly for their different perswasion and practice in point of faith and worship towards God. Made publick on the behalf of the present suffering dissenters within this kingdom
Penn, William (1644-1718)
1674/5
Author's initials given, p.8. Dated at end: London, the 14th December, 1674.
Denomination: follis
Date(s): 319-319
Issuer/creator: Constantine I (306-37)
Place: Trier
Material: copper alloy