ROMAN COINS FOUND AT LITTLE CHESTER. m 



made of late years, to extend our true knowledge of the manner 

 of life of our conquerors, and of those whom they conquered, 

 than was formerly the case. 



It is matter of regret that, having a settlement of some 

 importance so near to Derby, we have so little to show. 

 The number of coins and vessels of pottery, with other 

 remains, found from time to time, have been far from 

 small. We have lately seen some fragments of pottery of the 

 very best kind made in those days, showing that those who lived 

 at Little Chester were persons of a cultivated taste. The time, 

 we fear, is now gone by when anything can be done to materially 

 improve the state of things, as nearly all the various objects found 

 at Little Chester are now scattered to the four winds, instead 

 of forming, as they might have done, an instructive and valuable 

 collection in our local museum. Certainly there are a number 

 of Roman coins there, but it is not known where they were found. 

 We have given a list of them, as most, if not all, are such as 

 have been found at Little Chester. They were presented by 

 Mrs. T. B. Forman. They are as follows :—Tolemy, B.C. 367, 

 Alexander Gt., 340. Vespasian, two coins, 60 and 69 A.D. 

 Augustus, A.D. 14. Domitian, A.D. 81. Trajan, A.D. 98, 

 Hadrian, 116, three coins, Sabina, wife of do., 116. Antonius 

 Pius, 138, three coins. Marcus Aurelius, A.D. 161. Faustina, 

 wife of do. Severus, 193, two coins. Manilia Scantilla, 193. 

 Maximinus, 236. Gordianus, 238, two coins. Philip the Elder. 

 244. Etruseilla, wife of Trajanus Decius, 2 coins. Victorinus, 

 265. Maximianus Hercules, 285. Constantine Gt., 306, three 

 coins. A denarius of Crixtia Gens. These are all good 

 specimens. 



It will be observed that many of the above do not appear 

 among our Little Chester coins. That is no proof that none have 

 been found there, or may eventually be found, because our list is 

 at present incomplete ; and it is hoped that sufificient interest will 

 be taken in this subject now, to enable a complete one to be made, 

 if the members of this Society will kindly report all Little Chester 

 coins that may come to their knowledge. The writer of this 



