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3Uomano=Brttts]^ C^f)|ccts from Srtjptralf, 

 Autumn, 1891. 



By John Ward, F.S.A. 



JHE objects — all of bronze — depicted on the accom- 

 panying collotype plate (Plate IX.), were, with a 

 number of others, sent by Mr. Salt, of Buxton, to be 

 illustrated and described in this journal, as far back as 

 the middle of December, i8gi. They, however, came too late 

 for the 1892 volume; and pressure of work necessitated their 

 being held over till the present (1894) one. With them, Mr. Salt 

 sent written particulars and a rough section of the spot where 

 they were found ; and each object had fastened to it a ticket, 

 specifying the date, and in most cases tlie depth, at which it was 

 found. None of them were found in the cave. They came from 

 a space of about eight square yards on the slope below the 

 entrance of the cave, and nearer the bottom of the valley than the 

 latter. They were all found in the autumn of 1891, and at 

 various depths, some as low as five feet. 



Those illustrated on the plate are shown two-thirds of their 

 linear size. They are so well depicted that any lengthy des- 

 cription is superfluous. They are characteristically Roman — 

 such a series as may be seen in any museum of antiquities of 

 that era. 



No. I. Although much worn, this coin must have been one 

 of very considerable beauty. The laureated head to the right, 

 with curly hair, thick moustache, and flowing beard, suggests the 



