CHARLES GRAY (1696-1782)

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The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 42, October 18, 2020, Article 19

CHARLES GRAY (1696-1782)

John Lupia submitted the following information from the online draft of his book of numismatic biographies for this week's installment of his series. Thanks! As always, this is an excerpt with the full article and bibliography available online. This week's subject is Roman coin collector Charles Gray. -Editor

Charles Gray (1696-1782), was born at Colchester, England, son of George Gray, a glazier, and his wife Elizabeth.

He studied at Cambridge University and he studied law at Gray's Inn becoming a barrister in 1724.

He was a classicist and trustee of the British Museum.

He donated a collection of Roman coins to the Philadelphia Public Library. The coins were received by Thomas Penn and given to the Library.

He died September 12, 1782 at Colchester, England.

To read the complete article, see:
GRAY, CHARLES (http://www.numismaticmall.com/numismaticmall-com/gray-charles)

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