LONDON IN A.D. 296
ROMAN COIN FOl'Nl). Wliili" (ii^Lj.irii; in uni- ruins near Arra-, :i h'loneli wnrkman Inis found :i Roman coin ol extraordinary interest to llic antiquarian mill student of history .reports "Science Service")- It is' ;t jrold coin, one and a half inch in diameter, and in value the Roman equivalent ol' the Knidi'h snvereion, or the American live-dollar ,e.old piece. It commemorat . the relief ot l.ondon from an invasion ol I'raukish harharialis hv the Roman ooneral Coustantius in the year it!Si A. lb The coin shows the Roman General, who was the lather of Constantine the Croat, heino recaived in orateful hornape hy the city ol' l.olidolt, I'ollowinp its deliverance. The town is shown as a fortified plaie. with a oate and wall, and is identified hy name underneath. 'I he coin carries the curious legend. "Reddilor l.ucis Aetermie," "Restorer of Kierual l.ipht." This may lie a symbolic expression ol restoration to the Idessimfs of civilisation, hut by some it is thoiieht to refer to the cult of Mithras, then popular t hroiiphoul the If mpi re, anti oh which Ihe Roman general was a devotee.
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1924, Page 1
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