124 ROMAN COINS FOUND AT LITTLE CHESTER. 



in May, A.D. 311. Maximian is said to have committed 

 suicide A.D. 309 or 310. (Moitram.) Plate II., No. 10. 



We will take now the coins of Rome and Constantinople, 

 of which several have been found at Little Chester, and one 

 or two fairly good examples have been lent to us by Messrs. 

 Mottram and Williams. 



VRBS . ROMA . Bust helmeted to left, wears imperial 

 robes ; rev , Lups suckling Romulus and Remus, two stars 

 above ; in exergue P . L . G. preceded by a star. 3rd Brass. 

 Time of Constantine the Great. Plate III., No. 11. 



CONSTANTINOPOLIS . Bust to left, with helmet 

 wreathed, wears imperial robe and sceptre on left shoulder ; 

 rev., Victory standing on prow of a ship to left, left-hand 

 rests on a shield, and right holds a sceptre ; in exergue 

 T . A . P. Plate III., No. 12. (Mottram.) 



Another of this coin, but not from same die. (Mr. 

 Williams). Imperfect. 



Another of same, but rev. is not quite same. (Mr. Long- 

 bottom). 



Another of same. (Longbottom). 



CONSTANTINOPILO . Bust to right, helmet, &c. ; rev. 

 (be) ATI . TRAN (quilitas). An altar with globe, on front 

 R . T . IS . XX. ; in exergue P T R. Not a good coin ; is 

 much worn. Plate III., No. 13; (Williams). 



CONSTANTIVS . NOB . CAE . Bust, looking right, laure- 

 ated and in imperial robes. (Constantius Chlorus, A.D. 292 

 to 306). Eev., two standards with wreath between, on each 

 side a Roman soldier with shields and spears, right-hand 

 holds spear, left rests on shield. Plate III., No. 14. (Mr. 

 Lee). 



Another similar, bust, head to right ; but all much worn ; 

 rev., a standard between two soldiers, with shields and 

 spears ; legend worn oif. (Williams). 



Constantius Chlorus was father of Constantine the Great. 

 He was adopted as his successor by Maximian, who, to- 

 gether with his co-Emperor Diocletian, retired in favour 



