128 Roman Silver Coins from Grovely, Wood, Wilts. 



such a curve for the coins of the mint of Trier in the Grovely 

 Wood hoard, adding to them the coins of the same types of that 

 mint in the National Collection. From the figures given below, 

 anyone can trace the curve who pleases. 



It will be seen that the summit of the curve (34 coins of not 

 more than 31 grains or less than 301 grains) is very nearly at the 

 same weight as the average (29-46 grains). If, therefore, the 

 assumption made above as to the method of dividing up the metal 

 is correct, it matters little whether we take as the normal the 

 average, or mean, or the weight represented by the greater number 

 of coins ; for they differ by 2h grains troy at the most. Unfortu- 

 nately for the theory, these weights are not a reasonable proportion 

 of the Koman pound. 



