Many objects were thrown into the Sacred Spring as offerings to
the goddess, including more than 12,000 Roman coins which is the
largest votive deposit known from Britain.
Some very special objects are the curses, with messages
inscribed on sheets of lead or pewter, which were then rolled up
and thrown into the Spring where the spirit of the goddess
dwelt.
Special metal pans, known as paterae, might have been
used for making offerings of holy water. They are inscribed
with the letters DSM or the words Deae Sulis
Minerva which shows that they were dedicated to the goddess
Sulis Minerva.
Roman coins excavated from the Spring