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allusion to the name Cordius. The figure on the shoulder of 

 Venus in the coin found in Bath can scarcely be discerned, 

 owing to the coin being injured. It is happily now in the 

 possession of a member of our Club. This is undoubtedly the 

 earliest coin yet found in Bath, being older than that lately 

 dug up on the site of the New Pump Room Hotel, formerly 

 the Old White Hart. From hence the Roman road followed 

 the course of the present turnpike road to Batheaston and 

 Bathford, where it ascended the hill a little to the south of 

 the chm'ch, and having gained the summit, went in a direct 

 line, as marked in the ordnance survey, llr. Leman, in his 

 MS. notes to " Horsley's Essay" on the Itin. of Antonine, has 

 carefully described the whole course of this road to the 

 station of Verlucio, or High Field, near Sandy Lane, which 

 is the next station noted in the Iter. 



" Sandy Lane is a small village in the parish of Calne, 

 through which the old Roman road and the old turnpike 

 road to Bath formerly passed. It is a wide lane with houses 

 on each side. Behind the houses to the south runs Spy 

 Park. Several remains have been found in the park, as 

 tessellated pavements and coins. Behind the houses to the 

 north-east of Sandy Lane lies Bowood Park, in which also 

 pavements and Roman coins have been found, and nearer to 

 Calne a Roman bath was discovered." (See " Reynold's 

 Itinerary," p. 364.) The mileage, XV, here corresponds to that 

 given in the " Itinerary." 



The next station was at Folly Farm, beyond Marlborough, 

 on the Kennet, from whence it took the name of Cunetio. 

 This has been ascertained. Roman remains are also found at 

 Mildenhall. The station at Folly Farm is clearly defined on 

 two sides, and has been rectangular. The farm buildings 

 at present stand on the east side of the station, and have 

 obhterated the rampart. The situation is very fme, over- 

 looking the Kennet and the town of Marlborough. The 



