By H. SL George G-ray. 



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The Baynton hoard has not previously been known to numis- 

 matists and antiquaries, unless the " 112 specimens of Roman coins 

 found at Coulston," exhibited by Mrs. Grant, of Devizes, at the 

 temporary museum of the Wilts Archseological Society, at Devizes, 

 in August, 1863,^ formed part of the hoard under consideration. 



The majority of the Baynton coins are in mint condition, and 

 the hoard was probably buried in the reign of Constantius II. 

 They extend from Constantine the Great (A.D. 306 — 337) to 

 Constantius II (A.D. 337—361). 



The coins, which are all of the kind known as " third brass," or 

 nummi centenionales, bear the bust and titles of the following 

 Emperors and Empresses : — 



No. of coins 

 of each. 



Constantine the Great, 306— 337 -. 43 



„ „ „ Constantinopolis 90 



Urbs Eoma ... 78 



Helena, 1st wife of Constantius I ... 12 



Theodora, 2nd wife of „ ... 10 



Crispus, 317— 326 1 



Constantinus II, 317—337 56 



Constans I, 337— 350 10 



Constantius II, 337— 361 45 



Total No. of coins which remain 

 belonging to the hoard . . . 



365 



These coins are so well preserved that it is possible to decipher 

 the greater part of the legends both on the obverse and reverse, 

 but there has occasionally been a difficulty in identifying the mint- 

 marks with any degree of certainty. There appear to be no bar- 

 barous British imitations amongst them, and we can safely say 

 that all, or very nearly all, are well executed official issues. 



It is an interesting and singular fact that of the 154 coins of 

 Constantine I and II., Constans and Constantius II., all have the 



' Wilts Arch. Mag., vol ix., p. 27. 



