Certain Molds for counterfeiting the Roman Monies (that wretched Art it seems being in Vogue 1500 Years ago) found by the Labourers in delving at Thorp upon the Hill, near Lingwel-yate 1697. They are curious Impressions of their Coins upon very fine Clay, each hath a Rim half the Thickness of a Denarius on either Side the Piece with the Impression; and a Notch upon one Edge, which being joined with the like Nick on the next, makes a round Orifice to receive the Metal; each of these hath generally two Heads, or as many Reverses; so that placing one for Example, with Alex. Severus's Head on one Side, and his Mother Julia Mammea's on the other, betwixt two Pieces, with Reverses, it compleats both; so that one with Heads, and another with Reverses, are placed alternatim for a considerable Length, and then all pasted over with an outer Coat of Clay, and a little Ledge on either Side the Orifice to convey the Metal into the long Row of Holes; as appears by some thus placed that were presented to his Grace my late Lord Archbishop of Yorke: His Grace shewed me also a small Vessel of the same Materials, about the Bigness of the smallest sort of Crucibles for melting the Metal. All the legible Inscriptions I have met with are of Emperors about the same Age, when indeed the Roman Monies were notoriously adulterated, as is observable in any Collection of their Coins. Those that the Reverend Mr. Clarke, and Will. Ingram, of Thorp, Esq; procured for me, are inscribed, IVLIA. AVGVSTA, with her Head on one Side, and Severus's on the other, inscribed - - - - - PERT. AVG. IMP.VIII. Another hath IMP. IIII. A Piece with Reverses, hath CO S. I. P. P. with Victoria alata; and on the opposite Side, PM. TR. P. XXIII. COS. III. P P. with the Figure of one of the strange Beasts exhibited in the Publick Shews. One with Sev. Alexander's Head hath C. M. AVR. SEV. ALEXAND. AVG. Rev. PVDICTIA. The like upon a Severus. One with HILARITAS. on one Side, and ANNONA. AVG. on the other. Another hath a Victory on the Rev. of one of the Antonine's. Another TR. P. III. COS. III. and tranq VLITAS. a broken one hath only COS. II. PP. Another PM. TR. P. II. COS. Some of these are of a blew, others a while Clay, and all very dexterously performed, but whereas in the Phil. Trans. N° 234, it is questioned whether this Age could produce a genuine Diadumenianus, I must retract that Passage, for since that was printed the truly Noble Earl of Pembroke, shewed me one in his inestimable Musæum; and, if my Memory fail not, I saw another in that of the ingenious Sir Andrew Fountaine.