VOL. XVI. (2) DISCOVERY OF A DOMITIAN COIN 127 
ON THE 
DISCOVERY OF A DOMITIAN COIN 
AT 
BARNWOOD, NEAR GLOUCESTER 
BY 
H. GODWIN CHANCE, M.A. 
Digging for gravel in the garden of my residence, 
“Lynthorpe,” at Barnwood, in May, 1907, the workman 
came upon a skull. Seeing that it was that of a human 
being he proceeded cautiously, and there was gradually 
disclosed a skeleton of a male, perfect in all respects, with 
the exception of the bones of the left foot. The skeleton 
was that of a man about five feet six inches in height, and 
to judge from the perfect condition of the teeth he might 
be between 25 and 30 years of age. ‘The skeleton was 
found under about three feet of soil, lying on the gravel 
foundation, with head to the east and feet to the west, 
The bones of the right wrist were encircled by a bangle, 
apparently of iron, and one coin was found with the 
bones. It is of brass, weighs one ounce, and is 4% 
inches in circumference, and bears the image and super- 
scription of Domitian. ~ 
The spot where the skeleton was discovered is about 
forty yards from the high road (Ermine Street), and the 
bones are, it may reasonably be supposed, those of one 
