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COINS. 
Walmgate ; 1883—Valentinianus, Valens, and Leo (22), by Mr. 
Barstow. The others in the collection are of Vespasian (19J, 
found on the site of the Exhibition ; Antoninus Pius and Marcus 
Aurelius (20). The latter was found in Trinity Lane in 1912, and 
was purchased. 
Few gold coins have been found at York, but at Corbridge, near 
the Roman wall, above 200 were found within the last five years. 
In addition to the two coins above mentioned, the following have 
been recorded for York :—1731 Crispus, 1 found in Bootham ; 1739 
Constantius II. 2 in Briggate (Bridge Street), and 1840 Nero, found 
in the railway excavations. 
At Binnington Carr, E.R. Yorks., there was found a bronze bell 
containing 12 silver coins. One is a Consular coin, the others 
are of Nero, Vitellius, Vespasian, and Titus. 
A hoard of silver coins was found in an earthen vessel at York. 
224 coins 3 were purchased in 1846 by the Yorkshire Philosophical 
Society from Mr. Hargrove. They range from Titus to Philippus 
(d. 249). 28 coins 3 from Titus to Valentinianus were also found 
in York and purchased from Mr. Hargrove, along with other 30 
from York but which were illegible. The “ Hargrove” Collection 
now numbers 315 coins. Among them are coins of Severus (23), 
his wife Julia Domna (24), and their sons Caracalla (25) and Geta 
(26). As Severus and his family resided in York for a time, a few 
remarks on them may be in place. 
After the death of Pertinax, the legions under the command of 
Severus proclaimed him Emperor. He thereupon marched to 
Rome where, in 193, his title was confirmed by the Senate. Severus 
then took the name of Pertinax, and four years later was sole 
master of the empire. He invested his son, Caracalla, in 198, with 
the title of Augustus and with the Tribunician power. In the 
Museum is a denarius 4 of Severus and Caracalla, struck in 202, 
bearing a laureated bust of Severus on one side and a laureated 
bust of young Caracalla on the other side. This coin is of con¬ 
siderable rarity. In 209 Severus invested his other son, Geta, 
with the title of Augustus and with the Tribunician power. 
The three Emperors came to Britain to quell a rebellion of the 
Caledonians. Geta acted as governor of the Roman province 
whilst Severus and Caracalla advanced against the enemy and 
1 Drake. 2 Hargrove, Vol. 1 p. 301. 3 Y.M. MS. Catalogue. 
4 Purchased, 1911. 
