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with a crown ; on the reverse a winged thunderbolt with 

 the inscription KeyrosiXivxv. The metal approached a golden 

 ycUow colour, and was somewhat tougher than that of the 

 preccdincr co.ns. It weighed 167 grains, and contained 



Copper - - - 142 grs. 



Tin - - - 14 



Lead - ' - il 



167 



No. .5. A coin of the Brutii. On the one side a beau- 

 tiful bearded head of Mars, with a helmet: on the reverse 

 a soldier standing, with the inscription Bosrnujv. Ihe 

 metal was pale vellow, biiitle, and fine grained on the 

 fracture. Tlie coi'n w eighed 2,53 grains, and consisted of 

 Copper - - - 218 grs. 



Lead - - - 28 



Tin . - - 12 



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No. /). A coin of the Mamertines. On the one side a 

 beautiful head of Apollo, with a laurel crown : on the re- 

 verse a soldier sittins, with the inscription Map.:jriv:cv. J he 

 metal was pale vellow, somewhat tough, fine grained on 

 the fracture, dull and reddish gray. The coin weighed 

 195 grain?, and contained 



Copper - - - 



Tin 



Lead - - - 



Silver - - - 



As I did not find anv traces of silver in the rest of the 

 coins, the small quantity found in the above case was 

 present, it is probable, only accidentally. 



II. UOMAN COINS OF THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE 

 EMPIBE. 



1. Copper. 



No. 7. On the one side the head of Augustus, with the 



inscnplion Dhus Augmlus Pater; which shows that this 



coin was struck after the apotheosis of that prince : on he 



reverse a s,uare altar, with^hyteps, and the jubscnpj- 



