It seems likely to me that Kimbolton was the town where Boadicia lived; Kiseni pant, the Icenian valley; as she was making homewards, she was met by the Romans at Ravensden, or the Roman valley, where the battle was fought; and that they buried her at Reynold, where the circular antiquity is, by the road side between Bedford and St. Neot’s. It lies near the meadow, and seems to be a British place for celebration of sports.
[66] Mr. Parker, supervisor of excise, gave me a silver Domitian found at Castor; reDIANA, as usual. I saw a good brass Galba found there.
I have a silver Hadrian found at the true Durobrivis, Chesterton; reCOS. III.
Anno 1731 the people of Bernac dug up some urns, with coins in them, near the Roman road passing through that parish. Mr. Archdeacon Payn showed me a brass Magnentius: there were many urns, coins, a brass fibula, tweezers, &c. dug up. I suppose it was a family burying-place of the Roman villa at Walcot.
Mr. Terry, collector, gave me a good brass Vespasian, reverse AVGVSTI, found at Uffington.
[67] Wansford is Avonsford.
[68] Many Roman coins found at Wilsthorp, upon the old Hermen-street: it was a Roman station, being the same distance from Durobrivis on the old street, as Brigcasterton on the new.
[69] I have several brass coins, found in the fields by Ryhall, in the neighbourhood of Brigcasterton; particularly a large Nero, of Corinthian brass; reverse, VICTORIA AVGVSTI: another; reverse, a victory S. C. a Trajan, of Corinthian brass; reverse, CERES. S. C. Maximian, reverse, GENIO POP. ROM. Constantinus Aug. reverse, PRINCIPI JUVENTUT. exergue PLN. percussa Londini Constans Felix temp. repar. Nerva. Trajan; reverse, COS. IIII. P. P. Claud Gothicus.
Mr. Beaupre Bell gave me a fair Sev. Pertinax, middle brass, found in Tickencote lane.
I saw a silver denarius of Pompey, found in Castreton field, 1733, the first in second plate of Patin’s famil. Rom. Pompeia.