136 INSCRIPTIONES BRITANNIjE LATlNiE, 



NCI. It now appears from evidence, which Dr. Bruce regards as 

 satisfactory, that the copy as given in that woodcut is erroneous, and 

 accordingly the second C does not appear in the impressions as given 

 in the Lapidarium Septentrionale. Hiibner also saw only one 0. 

 Assuming, then, on these authorities, that the letters are NCI, we 

 now propose nomine centenarii instead of nomine ducenarii, and 

 further justify the phrase hahita stations by the following inscription, 

 n. 3944, in Mommsen's Inscrij). Asice, Provinc. EuropceGrixc, Illyrici 



Latince ;— 



I O M 

 C- IVLIVS 

 FLAVms B 

 COS- ITER 

 STAT- B.AB 



The learned Editor expands the last line — stationem hahens. As 

 to the expansion centenarii, it may be supported by n. 1919 of 

 Mommsen's same work, in which we have PROC- CENTENARIO' 

 PRO VINCI AE. See also n. 6155. It can be proved, indeed, that 

 at one time the Procurator of Britain was ducenarius, for the 

 father of Elagabalus held that office at that salary, as appears from 

 Orelli's n. 946, but there are reasons for thinking that the pay was 

 not always the same, or that in this case it was special. It is proper 

 to add that the Beneficiarii Consulnres ^ere under the Procurator of 

 the Province. There are various other points on which we cannot accept 

 the views given in this work ; but, after all necessary deductions, 

 however, we are of opinion that it should be regarded as a very valuable 

 contribution to British Epigraphy. In it alone, so far as we are aware, 

 is a full collection of all the known Latin and Greek inscriptions of the 

 island, including those on Massce argenti ceris plumbi, Tegulce, Tesserae., 

 Plumho nigro et alho inscripta, Vascula vitrea, Pondera, exagia, 

 staterce, supellex ex auro et argento, supellex ex cere et ferro, anuli, 

 sigilla medicorum oculariorum, d'c, &c. And, as we have already 

 noticed, it supplies a want that has been hitherto much felt of 

 the varice lectiones. To these claims on attention, v/e must add 

 that there are admirable " Indices," arranged under the heads — • 

 Prcenomina, Nomina, Agnomina, Geographica et Topographica, Res 

 sacroe, Respuhlica Romana, Res Militaris, Res Municipalis, Res 

 Epigraphica. Indeed, we regard this last portion of the volume as the 

 most valuable to the Student, for, as an aid in interpreting the chief 

 difficulties, the work is of little use, and cannot be regarded as adding 



