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Fig. 292 is a heart-shaped medal, with an embossed heart in the 

 center, and a dotted border. It was found at Scipioville. Fig. 293 

 is from the same place, and is larger than most examples. It is 

 elliptic in outline, with a fine half length figure and a partially effaced 

 inscription relating to Francis Xavier. Fig. 301 came from the 

 same site and is octagonal. A fine bust, with raised hand, has an 

 inscription around it, of which " Francis, Ora P." can yet be read. 

 Fig. 302 is a fine example from the same place and of the same form. 

 A cross, with a halo of rays, is above what may be either altar or 

 font, on either side of which are kneeling figures. Fig. 295 is 

 another octagonal medal from Cayuga county, with the bust of a 

 man and a child. Fig. 299 shows both sides of an elliptic medal 

 from a small site near the entrance of Onondaga creek into the lake, 

 and which was much frequented about the year 1700. On both 

 sides are figures apparently in ecclesiastical garments, with hoods 

 thrown back. The inscriptions are partly effaced, but the following 

 may be traced on one side: S. IO. . . . ANNES . . . CAPISTR. 

 On the other appears S. P. A. S. (a chalice here in the border) 

 CHALIS. S. . . . ON. There is a prominent loop above. 



An elliptic silver medal, recently found in Pompey, is too much 

 defaced for definite description. 



Two brass medals are in Mr Stanford's collection at Munnsville. 

 Fig. 385 is the largest of these, and has on one side a head of Christ 

 with a halo. The inscription is IESVS FILIVS DEI. On the 

 reverse is a head of the Virgin Mar}'-, also with a halo, and the words 

 MATER DEI. Fig. 384 is a smaller medal, with the Virgin and 

 child on the obverse. On the reverse is the sun above, and below 

 this a figure which may be altar, candlestick or font, being somewhat 

 worn. On either side is a kneeling angel. 



A fine brass medal was found by the Rev. W. H. Casey at Union 

 Springs, in the autumn of 1902. It is in excellent preservation and 

 is 1^ inches long, including the loop, and nearly i-| wide. On one 

 side is a fine head of Christ and SALVATOR MUNDI ; on the 

 other a head of the Virgin Mary and MATER CHRISTI. It was 

 seen too late to illustrate here. 



