78 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Gonstantine the Great. — A gold medallion. Reverse. Two 

 Victories supporting a shield inscribed VOT X, above which 

 is a cippus numbered MVL XX. 



Fausta, Wife of Gonstantine the Great. — A gold medallion 

 with the portrait of the Empress on the obv., and, on the rev. 

 the Empress seated nursing the infant Gonstantine II. A 

 nimbus which encircles her head is supported by two female 

 figures, while below are two genii, each holding a wreath. 

 Inscr. PIETAS AVGVSTAE. A medallion of the highest 

 interest, and in beautiful condition. From the d'Amecourt 

 Gahinet. 



Grisjnis Gcesar, a.d. 317-326. A gold medallion. Obverse. 

 Portrait of Crispus. Reverse. FELIX PROGENIES CON- 

 STANTINI AVG. The Empress Fausta standing facing be- 

 tween Crispus, her stepson, and her own son, Gonstantine, 

 junior, who join hands while she places one of her hands on 

 the shoulder of each of them. 



Gonstantine II., Goesar, a.d. 317-337. — A gold medallion 

 commemorating his victories in Sarmatia. Type, Gonstantine 

 II., with globe and sceptre, placing his foot upon subject 

 and suppliant Sarmatia. 



Gonstans, Augustus, a.d. 337-350. - A gold medallion, 

 struck to commemorate his victories in Gaul and Britain. 



On the reverse is the Emperor, holding a trophy and a 

 shield, standing between Gallia and Britannia, represented 

 as two prostrate captives. 



3. English Series : — 



At the three sales of the Montagu collection of English 

 coins, the jVIuseum acquired 104 specimens in gold, and 356 in 

 silver, many being great rarities. The following may be 

 specially mentioned : — 



Four Gold Sceats, the earliest coins of the Anglo-Saxons, 

 corresponding in type and fabric with the Merovingian 

 " trientes.'" 



Peacla, King of Mercia, a.d., 655-657. — A pale gold sceat 

 with the King's name in Anglo-Saxon Runic characters. 



Offa, King of Mercia, a.d., 757-796. — Eighteen silver 

 pennies, four of which bear the head of the King. 



Gynethryth, Widoiu of Offa, a.d. 796. — A silver penny. 



Baldred, King of Kent, a.d., 807-825.- A penny of a very 

 rare type, found in Ireland. 



Jaenberht, Archbishop of Ganterbury, a.d,, 766-790. — A 

 penny with his name on the obverse, and that of Offa on the 

 reverse. It was during Jaenberht's episcopate that Kent 



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