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by l|in. at the edge. It has apparently never been used, and its 

 surface is extraordinarily clean and sharp. 



Another socketed looped celt, not here figured, was found in 

 Broad Street, Swindon, in 1905. It measures 3|in. by l|in., has 

 a very slight single midrib, and is a good deal corroded. 



The Hanged celt (Fir/. 1) here illustrated was found during the 

 works on the new South Wales line of the Great Western Railway 

 not far from Wootton Bassett, and passed into the hands of one of 

 the engineers of the line. A cast of it has, liowever, been placed 

 in the Society's Museum. It is a well made implement with 

 raised side flanges and wide cutting edge, 4^in. in length by 2|in. 

 in breadth. 



The gold coin, here illustrated, was found many years ago a few 

 miles east of Swindon, but the finder unfortunately is dead, and 

 the exact place cannot be ascertained. 



It is of nearly pure gold and weighs 114 grains. The obverse 

 bears a rude head to R., the lips and part of the nose being formed 

 by pellets ; the hair and crown are represented by four semicircular 

 and six leaf-shaped objects respectively. In front of the head is a 

 cross, one arm of which touches the forehead ; immediately above 

 this is a small liead and neck facing upwards at a right angle to the 

 larger head. On the reverse is a human-headed horse, galloping 

 to right, over an apparently nude figure, wliile above is the greater 

 part of what might be taken for the letter M. This coin was at 

 first thought to be British, but impressions were sent to Sir John 

 Evans, who very kindly gave his opinion on it. He concludes by 

 saying : " I am sorry to say that the piece is not British at all but 

 undoubtedly Gaulish, probably of the north-west part of France. 

 It is of a not uncommon type, but is of interest as liaving been 

 found in England." 



