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A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Weston (by Weedon). — Asiatic Greek coin of Sala [Baker, ii. 115]. Probably lost by some modern collector. Weston Favell. — Key [Catalogue of Northampton Museum ; Mr. George]. Whilton. — Village : see p. 186. Whittlebury. — Villa in Holton Copse found 1850 ; see p. 199. Legionary tile, etc., near church, found 1822 : see p. 215. WoLLASTON. — Outlook post alleged by Bridges, ii. 119, and others copying him, but on no good evidence. WooDCROFT. — The legionary tile said by W. Th. Watkin to have been found here was found in Ashton parish : see p. 214. Woodford. — Villa : see p. 194. WooTTON. — Hoard of 'third brass' found in urn in 1844; 615 examined range from Gallienus to Numerian [Archao/ogical "Journal, i. 67]. Yarwell. — Buildings, according to the map of Artis : see p. 175. APPENDIX At the end of this index I may mention a small inscribed object found in Northampton- shire — it is not known precisely where — and often described as Roman. It is a little round counter, almost one inch in diameter, made of red burnt clay, and inscribed ~.. It has been accepted as Roman by Mr. W. T. Watkin {Archaologkal Journaly vi. 7 1 ; xxxvi. 94) and Professor Hiibner [Ephemeris, iv. 201) ; probably however it is much more modern. Similar roundels with various letters and figures have been found in many places — Elmham in Norfolk {^Fictoria County History of Norfo/i, i. 317), ShefFord in Bedfordshire, Finsbury in London and so forth. So far as I can judge from specimens which I have seen and from illustrations of others, the letters on them are not at all Roman in character and the objects themselves seem modern. In the MS. Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries, i. 171 (Septembef 29, 1725) an old marginal note is appended to a record of the Elmham specimen, to the eSect that it is a turnpike ticket. 222