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54 E. A. SYDENHAM.Thus our present study covers a period of rathermore than a century, during which time the constitu-underwent severaltion of the mint of Lugdunumimportant changes. It will be necessary to considerthese changes in relation to the development of theEoman coinage as a whole, and in order to gain ageneral view of the subject, the following summarymay prove useful :under the con-42 B.C. A mint established at Lugdunum,trol of the governors of Gallia Lugdunensis, forthe issue of gold and silver when required.c. 40fi.c. A provincial or " autonomous " mint for bronzecame into existence at Lugdunum, contemporaneouslywith a similar mint at Vienna(Vienne).38 B. c. Bronze issued at Lugdunum by the official mintunder control of governors.36-27 B. c. Gold and silver issued at Lugdunum underOctavius.27-15 B.C. The imperial mint transferred to differentcentres. Thus gold and silver coins of Augustuswere struck in Gaul, Spain, Asia Minor, &c.15 B. c. The imperial mint for gold and silver establishedpermanently at Lugdunum. Its operation continuedpractically without intermission down toA.D. 37.[To the senatorial mint (Kome) was entrustedthe work of issuing brass and copper underthe " moneyers ".]10 B. c. Inauguration of a copper coinage at Lugdunum.Probably provincial (autonomous) in character.(Altar type, Cl. i.)2 B.C. A.D. 21. Brass and copper (A Itar type, Cl. ii, iii,iv, v) issued by the imperial mint of Lugdunum.[From 5 B.C. to A. D. 10 the senatorial mint(Rome) appears to have been inactive, and fromA.D. 10 to A.D. 21 it issued only copper asses.]