428 TESSER® CONSULARES. 
faces, so that it is doubtful with which we should begin. These 
four parts of the inscription are generally—a name in the nomi- 
native, always of a man; a name in the genitive, generally of a 
man; the letters SP. with the day of the month, and the names of 
the consuls whereby the year is indicated. On some tesserae the 
month is stated, but not the day; and on some both names are in 
the nominative. There are also other peculiarities, which may be 
noticed in the following varieties : 
(1) (2) 
DIOCLES AESCINVS 
LONGIDI AXSI 
SP: K-SEP SP-A:D-VIIL-K-A 
ON: OCT:C-CVR  Q: HOR: Q: MET 
(3) (4) 
PELOPS MYRTILYS 
PETILI ATTIAE 
SP: ME- QVI SP-IlI-N-IVN 
ON: LE: L: PHIL: COS L-SVLL-L:SVLP 
(5) CC) 
FLORONIVS C©-NVMITORIVS ° 
ROMANVS NORBANVS 
SP-K-DEC SP- III: K- FEB 
L:CAN:Q:FABR- COS A-LIG:Q: CRET- COS 
(7) (8) 
REPENTINVS CELER 
 CANINI OLODI 
SP-N-IAN SP-ID-IVL 
SER: COR: L-VIS L: ASPR: A: PLAVT 
(9) 
PAMPHILVS 
SERVILI-M:S 
SPE:K: FEB 
C: CAKES: M: LEP 
At first sight it is plain that the names in such inscriptions as 
(1), (2), (8), (4), (7), (8), and (9), are those of a slave and his 
master or mistress: in (9) the S, standing for SERVUS, is ex- 
pressed. It is also plain that the names in (5) and (6) are those of 
