2 20 ROMAN COINS IN DERBYSHIRE. 



Imperatori Trajano, Augusto, Germanico, Darico, Pontifici 

 Maximo, Tribunitia Potestati. 



on y e Reverse 

 A winged Genius, habited in a loose Garment, writing upon a 

 Table before it, with a Stylum, & Exploits of Trajan, & this 

 Inscription, 



COSVPPSPQROPTIMOPRINC. 

 Id est. 

 Consuli quintum, Patri Patriae, Senatus Populusque Romanus 

 Optimo Principi. 



Trajan y e Emperor was y e 5 th time Consul in Anno U.C. 855°, 

 which was in y e year of our Lord 103. 



II. is of y e same Trajan, having his head laureat, upon y e one 

 side, and inscribed round it with y e very same letters as y e last. 

 On y e Reverse is a Figure standing in Profile looking towards y e 

 right hand, and habited in a loose vestment (ad talos demissum) 

 holding in its left arm a staff, from which is pendant something 

 like a ring. The right hand is extended & elevated holding 

 something like a Ball in it, but it is so much wore y' I cannot be 

 certain w h it is, & this imperfect inscription round it, 



QROPTIMOPRINC. 



So consequently this was y e same as y' last, excepting y e number 

 of times he might have been consul, which may either be y e same 

 or not. 



III. is of y e same Trajan, but has been so much wore in y e 

 pocket since found, y* there only appears on one side y e head 

 of y e Emperor, which from its form appears to be Trajans, and 

 this very imperfect inscription, 



IMPCH and no more, tho' y e inscription was very long. 



Reverse. 

 A figure standing in profile looking towards y e right hand & 

 habited in a loose garment holding something resembling a cornu- 

 copia on its left arm, & something in its right hand extended, 

 but what I cannot distinguish. 



IV. The next (which might have been put first in point of age) 

 is a coin of Vespasians, on one side is y e Emperor's head, wearing 

 a Diadem, & this imperfect inscription, 



