6&i PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [aNNO 1748. 



ploughmen also confirmed the same, who found the earth harder, and more dif- 

 ficult to be turned up, in these tracts and near them, than elsewhere. And it 

 is further observable, that 2 of these streets, which seemed rather wider than 

 the rest, lead to the 4 gates of the city, one of them running in a direct line 

 from the north to the south gate, and the otlier from the east to the west, which 

 latter measured at least 8 yards across. 



By digging also in different places, Mr. Stair at length discovered the ruins 

 of a number of buildings in the form of a long square. The foundations of 

 some of these buildings were still pretty entire, and their depth from wall to wall 

 was found to be about 27 feet, and the breadth about l6, which it is not im- 

 probable may be the remains of the ancient forum. What remained was about 

 3 feet in height, 4 in length, and 3 in breadth. It consisted of large Roman 

 bricks, one of which dug up entire, is 17-5- inches long, 12-i- broad, and 2-^- 

 thick ; which accompanies this paper. 



On further search where was found the stone with the inscription on it men- 

 tioned above, Mr. Stair has since dug up, about 4 feet under ground, a square 

 copper frame, composed of several mouldings and its sides soldered together, 3 

 of which are yet entire, but part of the 4th is broken. This frame inclosed a 

 border of the same metal, one side of which is still preserved. Their weight 

 together is 47 lb; but the thickness of the frame varies in different parts, from -J- 

 of an inch to much less, and the border is more than -i- of an inch thick. Each 

 side of the frame at the outer edge is about 33 inches long. And from the size 

 of the inner edge of the border, each side of which is 20-i^ inches in length, it 

 is supposed that the stone, which contains the inscription, was at first placed 

 behind it, and supported by it. And as that inscription was erected in honour of 

 Hercules, it might originally belong to the stone building, whose foundation is 

 yet visible, and which might have been a temple consecrated to that deity by the 

 persons named in the inscription; as was conjectured in the former account 

 given of it. There was likewise a considerable number of brass Roman coins 

 found near the same place. 



The most valuable coin, represented fig. 5, pi. lo, ^vhich has been discovered 

 in the ruins of this ancient Roman town, is a gold one of Allectus in fine pre- 

 servation, and very remarkable for a peculiar attribute of the deity on the re- 

 verse. The front side represents the head of Allactus crowned with laurel, 

 round which is this legend, imp c allectvs p f avg. On the reverse is placed 

 the figure of Apollo with a radiated crown ; his left hand, which holds a globe, 

 has over it a whip ; his right arm is raised in a forbidding posture, and supports 

 a chlamys, which crossing his breast descends on both his sides; at his feet sit 

 two captives, whose hands are tied behind them; and the legend round it is 



