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2 . AE with silver wash 2 1 mm 



Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG 



Rev: PMTRP Ell COS II P P 



Mint: Antioch Hybrid type with reverse of Philip I 



Date: 247-8 



Ref: Similar to RIC 236 butTR P IIII 



Gallienus (sole reign 260-268) 



3. AE 18mm 



Obv: GAL[LIENVS] AVG 

 Rev: AEfTERNITAS] AVG [V]-ll- 

 Mint: Rome 

 Ref: RIC 160 



Victorinus (268-270) 



4. AE irregular flan 



Obv: IMP C VICTORINryS P F AV]G 



Rev: PAX [AVG] V*//- 



Mint: I 



Ref: Normanby 1406 



Tetricus I (270-274) 



5. AE irregular flan 

 Obv: [?]CVSPFAVG 

 Rev: Salus type 



Mint: I 



Ref: Probably N1495 



6. AE 16mm possibly irregular issue 

 Obv: IMPTET[RI]C[VS P F AVG] 

 Rev: PAX [AVG] 



Ref: cfN1473 for type 



7. AE 16mm 



Obv: [IM]PTETRIC[VS P F AV]G 

 Rev: HILAfRITAS AVGG] 

 Mint: I 

 Ref: N1489 



Tetricus II (270-274) 



8. AE 17.5mm 



Obv: C P[rV ESV]TET[RI]CVS CAES 

 Rev: SPES [PVjBLICA Spes lc 

 Mint: I 

 Ref: N1526 



Irregular radiates Date: 270+ 



9 . Victorinus 

 AE 12mm 



Obv: Victorinus / Rev: Invictus type 



10. Tetricus I? 

 AE 13mm 



Obv: [ ? ]ICV[ ? ] / Rev: Fides type ? 



1 1 . Victorinus or Tetricus I 

 AE 12mm 



Obv: ? // Rev: Aequitas or Providentia type 



12. Victorinus or Tetricus I 

 AE Fragment only 



Obv: ? // Rev: Comes type? 



13. Tetricus I 



AE Fragment only 



Obv: ? // Rev: Salus type? (vertical sceptre) 



14. House ofValentinian I or possibly Constantine I 

 AE 14mm A very worn coin 



Obv: Perhaps Gratian // ? 



After the excavation a Constantinopolis as LRBC 185 

 was found on the site by Mr M. A. Cole of Stratford-sub- 

 Castle. 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



The author would like to express his gratitude to 

 the large number of people who provided 

 encouragement and assistance during the course 

 of this work. Particular thanks go to Clare 

 Conybeare; Roy Canham, Helena Cave-Penney and 

 their staff (Wiltshire County Council Education and 

 Libraries Department); David Hopkins and Sally 

 Poppy (Hampshire County Council Environment 

 Department); Pippa Smith and Talla Hopper 

 (Wessex Archaeology); Paul Robinson (Devizes 

 Museum); Chris Chandler and staff (NMR, 

 Swindon); Bill Moffat; and last but by no means 

 least to Peter Saunders and his staff at the Salisbury 

 and South Wiltshire Museum without whose 

 support and facilities this research would not have 

 progressed so smoothly. 



Notes 



1. Roman road (RR)4c, (Margary, 1955, 95). 



2. The aim of the report is to show the valuable heritage 



of Salisbury and to list the priorities and policies for 

 archaeological investigation. The appraisal is strictly 

 confined to the archaeological importance and 

 potential of the area. All archaeological periods are 

 covered by the report. 



3. Personal communication from Mr PA. Coggan. 



4. A private communication from the excavator, John 



Stratton, to the then landowner, Miss Coggan, dated 

 5th August 1977 contains some additional 

 information. This was to the effect that the building 

 floors were of cobbled flint with mortar cover and 

 some indication exists to give the impression that the 

 floor in one room had been painted red. Also that the 

 building had been covered with Mendip stone roofing 

 tiles, nail hung onto roof beams and lath, and all the 

 inside walls would have been mortar plastered. 



