Letter from Richard Peter
Reference code
SAL/01/03/014/043
Title
Letter from Richard Peter
Date
20/07/1849
Level of description
item
Extent and format
2 pp.
Scope and content
The letter includes impressions and descriptions of two coins. The first is a brass coin found during an excavation near the ancient wall of the town of Launceton, which appears to contain characters of Henry VI's or Henry VII's time, and the author asks for an opinion on this coin. He also includes an impression of a bronze coin he received from Alexandria.
Archival history
Cataloguing the correspondence of the Society was a volunteer project that ran from 2022 to 2024. Some catalogue entries will be more detailed than others. If you have any suggestions for improvement, please email the Archivist.