The numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

COINAGE AND CURRENCY IN ROMAN BRITAIN. 437
mints, Eome, Aquileia, and Milan, are fairly represented,
and, after them, Antioch. Of the London mint
under its new name there were but two specimens. 7
That coins with the London mint mark should at
this time be very rare even in British hoards is suffi-
ciently explained by special circumstances of the case
referred to below. Our knowledge of the contents of
many of these hoards is however unfortunately very
imperfect, and further information might appreciably
add to the number of specimens of coins of this period
from the London mint.
This hoard, as will be seen, was specially rich in the
so-called " medallions " here identified with double
siliquae or "miliarensia". Among these that of Theo-
dosius, given under No. 76, seems to be unique.
It reads VICTORIA AVCVSTORVM R, and
Victory is seen bearing a trophy and palm-branch.
Among the siliquae several pieces referring to
Vota occur for the first time. Among these are
No. 42, Valens VOT. X. MVLT. XV TR PS, Nos. 86
and 87, Magnus Maximus (described below), struck at
Augusta, andNos. 95, 96, Arcadius VOT V MVLT X
MD PS and VOT X MVLT XV. The coins reading
PER PETVETAS, with the rayed phoenix 011 a globe,
whether siliquae or of the lesser module, here identified
with half-siliquae (PI. XX, Fig. 11), are of great rarity. 8
The specimens from the present find are of Gratian
(No. 52) and Theodosius (No. 76),
and another is
known of Yalentinian II. 9 The phoenix on the globe
7
Nos. 86, 87 below. Of. p. 438, and PL XX, Figs. 4, 6. The
coins were presented by ray father to the British Museum.
8 See below, p. 472.
9
Cohen, viii, p. 142,
No. 25.