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'N°. y. Caput Julia Severi, — 'Ivlia avgvsta. 
I remember no Account of any fuch kind of 
Moulds being found in other Countries, excepting 
fome faid to be found at Lyons ; but I believe more 
of them have been difcover'd at different Times in 
England ; though I cannot pretend to fay when, or 
where. I have been informed, that fome Years ago, 
the Earl of Winchelfea had feveral Impreffions or 
Moulds of this Sort (all joined together Side by Side) 
on one flat Piece of Clay, as if for the making many 
Cafts at once: They were all of the Emperor Seve- 
rus: And I have feen, in the Earl of Pembroke % 
moft valuable Collection a Clay Mould imprefled 
on both Sides, as N°. 2. amongftthefe alfois, one of 
the Sides bearing the Head of the fame Emperor, 
and the other Side a known Reverfe of his. Four 
Of the Five in my Hands are alfo of Severus or his 
Wife Julia, and the other is a Reverfe of Caracalla, 
his Son and immediate Succeflor 5 fo that all, we know 
of, may be faid to be of the fame Time very nearly. 
They are feemingly intended for the Coinage of 
Money ; though it is very difficult to conceive in what 
manner they could be employed to that Purpofe ; efpe- 
cially N°. 2. which has an Impreffionon both Sides; 
unlels we fhould fuppofe they coined two Pieces at the 
fame time, by the Help of three Moulds, of which this 
was to be the middle one. 
If, by difpoftng thefe into fome fort of Iron Frame 
or Cafe (as our Letter-Founders do the brafs Moulds 
for calling their Types) the melted Metal could be 
poured into them, it would certainly be a very eafy 
Method of coining, as fuch Moulds require little 
Time 
