Grave-mounds and Their Contents: A Manual of Archæology, as Exemplified in the Burials of the Celtic, the Romano-British, and the Anglo-Saxon PeriodsJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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Grave-mounds and Their Contents: A Manual of Archæology, as Exemplified in the Burials of the Celtic, the Romano-British, and the Anglo-Saxon Periods
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Great Britain -- Antiquities; Megalithic monuments -- Great Britain; Mounds -- Great Britain
Helena 8
Theodora 13
Galerius Maximianus 1
Maxentius 2
Romulus 1
Licinius 12
Licinius, junior 1
Constantine the Great 149
Fausta 2
Crispus 18
Delmatius 1
Constantine II. 98
Constans 77
Constantius II. 42
Urbs Roma 52
Constantinoplis 60
Magnentius 21
Decentius 4
Julianus II. 7
Helena 1
Jovianus 1
Valentinianus 22
Valens 39
Gratianus 49
Theodosius 14
Magnus Maximus 6
Victor 3
Eugenius 1
Arcadius 27
Honorius 8
Constantine III. 1
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Total 1144
Of these coins, fifty-six only were of silver, six of gold, fifteen of
billon, or base silver, and the remainder were of brass, the greater
portion being, naturally, what are denominated “third brass.”
CHAPTER X.
Romano-British Period--Arms--Swords--Spears,
etc.--Knives--Fibulæ--Armillæ--Torques of Gold, etc.--Other
Personal Ornaments--Horse-shoes.
[Illustration: Fig. 301.]
[Illustration: Fig. 302.]
Of ARMS but few examples are found in grave-mounds, although more
abundant in the neighbourhood of Roman stations and towns. They consist
of swords, daggers, spear-heads, and other weapons. They are, however,
perhaps the most scarce of any remains of the period. The swords of
bronze (figs. 299 and 300) which have frequently been ascribed to the
British period, are now pretty generally admitted to belong possibly
to Roman times. The examples engraved are of the most general type, as
are also the next engravings of spear and lance heads. The first (fig.
301), which is of iron, is from Little Chester, where it was found
along with human remains. Fig. 302 is of bronze, and is, as will be
seen, of somewhat unusual form, and has a loop on either side. The next
(fig. 303) is of bronze, and is three and a half inches long. It is of
remarkably good form, deeply socketed, like the preceding example, and
of a kind of leaf shape. Arrow-heads are also occasionally found. Of
these the example here engraved is a good type. It is of bronze, and
measures about an inch and a quarter in length.
[Illustration: Fig. 299.]
[Illustration: Fig. 300.]
[Illustration: Fig. 303.]
[Illustration: Fig. 304.]
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