'Catalogue of the Ancient British coins found at East Wittering Sussex in 1875-6', 76 folios. There is a separate page for each type of coin, with an illustration, description and details of individual specimens. Attached to fo. 2 is a letter to F.J.H. Jenkinson, 2 April [1918], from Mrs Margaret L. Reid, whose father, Henry Willett, found most of the coins.
Catalogue of Ancient British Coins
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- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.6091
- Dates of Creation
- 1877-1918
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 volume(s) 1 volume
Scope and Content
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Acquisition Information
The catalogue is probably by Ernest Henry Willett, who carried out archaeological work in Sussex during the 1870s. Presented to the Library by Mrs Reid, 1918.
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Bibliography
The descriptions in the catalogue correspond to two articles by E.H. Willett: (i) 'Recent Additions to the Ancient British Coinage of the South-Eastern District', Numismatic chronicle, N.S. 17 (1877), pp. 309-333; (ii) 'The Ancient British Coins of Sussex', Sussex archaeological collections, 29 (1879), pp. 72-113, and 30 (1880), pp. 1-30. In the latter, however, the coins are described for the most part as found 'at Selsea'.