1 6 British and Roman Antiquities of Bath. 



new portion of the Mineral-Water-Hospital. These extend 

 from the time of Trajan to that of Maximus.' Many coins 

 have been found on the Mendip hills, and some hoards near 

 Bristol (see " Bristol, Past and Present," by J. F. NichoUs, 

 F.S.A., and J. Taylor, vol. i., p. 24). A large hoard, con- 

 sisting of silver or debased silver coins, of the later Roman 

 Empire, was lately found at E. Harptree. 



Pigs of Lead, and Leaden Remains — Stone Coffins. 



Lead, as we have seen, has been used profusely in the 

 Roman baths recently laid open, and the leaden conduit 

 pipes may be seen there still. This lead was most probably 

 brought from the Mendip mines, distant about four and 

 twenty miles from Bath. A Roman road traverses the 

 Mendip hills to the Port of Uphill on the Severn, and 

 fortified camps are to be seen on the line of it at different 

 distances. These mines were probably worked during the 

 -whole period of Roman occupation. 



The pigs of lead found in these hills among the old 

 washings and mining refuse are of early date, as early as the 

 time of Claudius. A pig of lead, bearing his stamp was 

 found at Wookey, near Wells. Other pigs of lead have been 

 found at Blagdon and at Charterhouse on Mendip, one 

 bearing the stamp of Vespasian at the date when he be- 

 came Emperor. 



A pig of lead bearing the Stamp Imp. Hadriani. Avg. 

 was found near Sydney Buildings in Bathwick, in 1822, 

 and is now in the Literary and Scientific Institution. The 

 weight is i cwt. 83 lbs. For an account of these remains, 

 %&& Journal of the Archceological Association, vol. xxxi, p. 136, 

 and following. 



Stone coffins and Roman Interments have been found in 



