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COINS. 
number of small brass commemorative coins. In 337 he also 
issued smaller coins commemorative of his mother Helena (34) and 
of Theodora, the first and second wives (who were both dead) of 
his father, Constantius. Constantine the Great died that same year. 
In 1891, more than 6,000 small brass coins of Constantine I. and 
his family were found in an urn (5) at Langwith. Amongst them 
being coins of St. Helen, (31-32-33) minted at Constantinople and 
Treves. The coins of Constantine (35) included) Urbs Roma (36) 
and Constantinopolus (37). The reverses of the Urbs Roma coins 
depict the legend of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a wolf. 
Amongst a hoard of 2,600 coins found at South Ferriby, there 
were 9 of Helena and 20 of Theodora. 
In 1862 in Pavement, at the end of All Saints Church, there 
were found two coins of Constans, and a number relating to 
Constantius, probably Flavius Constantius, son of Constantine. 
The legend FELIX TEMPORVM REPARATIO which appears 
on them seems to have reference to the re-union and re-organisation 
of the empire effected by Constantine. It is often accompanied by 
the phoenix, a symbol of revival. 1 
Although Christianity had been the established religion of the 
State, the pagan types on the coins continued. The monogram 
of Christ however occurs on medallions of Constantine and 
Constans, and on coins of Constantius II, Decentius, (38) and 
Flacilla, wife of Theodosius. This Empress died in 388. An 
effigy of Christ occurs on a gold medallion of Crispus. 
On some coins of the Vandal Kings (iotli cent.) the head of 
Christ is shown (39-41), and on a coin (40) of Johannes Zimisces 
(d. 975) Christ is depicted seated. 
III. THE YORK ROYAL MINT. 
(i.) HISTORICAL . 
The Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria. 
By successive immigrations the Anglians became the dominant 
people in the land between the rivers Humber and Forth. Subse¬ 
quently they founded the kingdom of Northumbria, and eventually 
issued a coinage. The famous Unic of Thoresby with bust and 
1 J. Kendrick. 
