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Coins found at Crotcood. 



Valentinian I., struck at Lyons, with the inscription [dn 

 va]lentinianus p. f. avg gloria romanorum, in field o r 

 1. 1. In exergue lvg f. s. (a.d. 364 — 375) ; one of Constans 

 I.,^ the other was illegible ; an iron Stylus, (of which an 

 engraving is given) ; part of a pair of shears ; several 

 large headed nails, and other pieces of iron ; two or 

 three fragments of fine Samian ware, and several of 

 the softer, imitation Samian ; part of the rim of a fine 

 black drinking cup of Castor ware ; portions of three 

 mortaria, for grinding or triturating, one of red, the 

 others of pale yellow ware ; pieces of at least eighty 

 vessels of ordinary types and of coarse ware, all Roman, 

 including dishes, amphorae, vases, cooking vessels, &c., 

 &c. ; pieces of thick earthen tile, and of stone tile from 

 the Coal-measures, or Old red-sandstone, two of which 

 had been used as whetstones ; the broken handle of a 

 large amphora, worn down by having been used as a 

 muller ; some bits of common bituminous coal, of inferior 

 quality. With these were an abundance of the bones 

 of Ox, Deer, Sheep, Horse, Boar ; and shells of the 

 common oyster. 



There was also a portion of a human palatal bone, 

 with one molar tooth attached to it. The occurrence of 

 this bone must have been accidental, as there were no 

 traces of a burial on the spot. 



It is probable that further excavations' may discover 

 the exact position of the road to the eastward. The 

 Society report their progress thus far, and hope to 

 be able to continue the work early in the coming 

 spring. 



^ The Rev. D. M. Clerk has favoured us with the following account of this 

 coin : — " It is a third brass coin of Constans I., the youngest son of Constantine 

 (the Great) and Fausta. If, as I suspect, the lo on the reverse means London, 

 it must have been struck after the death of his brother Constantine, (A.D. 340) 

 and between that date and 350, the year of his own death. I believe (from the 

 reverse) that it was struck to commemorate his victory over his brother, and 

 therefore in (about) the year 340 or 341. The description might be as follows; 



