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 356 ARCHAEOLOGICAL IiNTELLlGENCE. hand, in one instance similar to a shepherd's staff, a sort of long-handled scoop. Over a long tunic girt about the waist appears a short tunic, reaching a little below the hips, and one of the figures has the palla, draped around her. Amongst Roman sculptures at Bath, represented by Horseley, are two figures, one draped, and holding a palm-branch, the other naked, and bearing a cornucopia''. This interesting tablet has been kindly presented by Mr. Paul to the Institute. He states that in October, 1846, some ruined walls having been found in digging, which had the appearance of Roman construption, he had been induced to make a careful investiga- tion of the spot, in the hope of discovering another Roman villa, and had been able to trace the foundations of a small building, which, from the quantity of charred wood about it, appeared to have been destroyed by fire. The mutilated figures here represented were found amongst these remains, and, near the same spot, a perfect denarius of Augustus, (Obv. laureated head of that emperor; Rev. a buckler, between two olive-branches, with the legend caesak (av)gvst, and the letters s p q K, in parallel lines, above and below the buckler.) Some fragments of pottery were found, but no remains of tesselated pavement. The successive discoveries of Roman remains at Wellow, in a common field, called the Hayes, are of considerable interest. The first was in 1685, when a large tesselated pavement was brought to light, of which Gale gave a representation in his Commentary on Antonine's Itinerary. In 1737 more extensive discoveries took place, and thi'ee plates of tesselated pave- ments, then found, were engraved for the Society of Antiquaries «=. (Vetus- ta Monum., vol. i. pi. 50 — 52.) The injury occasioned by numerous visi- tors induced the occupier of the land to conceal these remains from view. In 1807 they were again examined, at the expense of Mr. John Leigh, of Comb-Hay, and the ground-plan of a considerable part of a villa was laid open, with another pavement, remains of a hypocaust, and crypto-porticus. A full account of these discoveries was given by the Rev. Richard Warner, in his Guide to Bath. In 1822 a more complete investigation was mider- taken by the Rev. John Skinner, of Camerton, and several large and elabo- rate plates were engraved, of which Mr. Paul kindly sent impressions for inspection. The Hayes is a position commanding an extensive range, and within view is the field known as the " Round-hill Tiney," probably from a tumulus therein partly planted with trees. Here, as it is stated, a large stone was found in ploughing, many years since, which was removed, and subterranean vaults were found, apparently a place of sepulture. Another recent discovery of Roman coins in Worcestershire has been communicated by Mr. Jabez Allies, to whom we ai'e indebted for the fol- lowing particulars. "A few weeks since a discovery of Roman. coins was made in Little Malvern parish, on the western side of the road leading to Ledbury, and opposite to the jjremises called Little Malvern Grove, within '' Horseley, Brit. Horn., p. o'lG. Somer- be iii;iccurate, are supposed to have been setshire, fig. iv. executed by a brother of George Vertue, ^ These plates, reported by Lysoiis to resident ;it l?ath.