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This Stamp is made of the true antient Brafs, and is 
cover'd over with a green Scale or Coat, fuch as is 
ufuaily feen on antient Medals. It was found in 
or near Rome. On the Back is fatten'd a Ring, 
whereof the Hole is || of an Englifb Inch one 
way, and the other way j the Plate itfelf is two 
Inches long, wanting and its Breadth exactly •£-§ 
of an Inch: The Sides are parallel to one another, 
and the Ends are likewife parallel to each other, 
but they are not upon an exad Square with the Sides, 
var} ing about one Degree and an half from an exad 
Redangle. On the under Side ftand two Lines or 
Rows of Letters of an Inch in Height, and well- 
form'd Roman Capitals : The Faces of them ftand up 
all upon an exact Level with one another, and with 
the Edge or Border of the Stamp ; their Protuberance 
or Height above the Ground is different, the Ground 
being cut uneven ; for clofe to mod of the Letters 
the Ground is cut away only 4%, clofe to fome near 
^- 0 , and clofe to the Edges full The firft Line 
contains thefe Letters, CICAECILI\, with a 
Stop or Leaf to fill up the Line > in the fecond 
Line, HERMIAE.SN. Which I judge is to be 
read C aii ]ulii Cxcili, Hermix Signum. Who this 
Cams Julius Ccecilus was, I cannot find, he being 
probably a Man in a private Station, and fo his 
Name hath not been handed down to us in an/ 
Monuments, but only accidentally in this Stamp, 
In Gruter occur two of the Name of Hermias , and 
feveral of the Ccecilii , but none with thefe two 
Names joined together. 
The Ufe of this Stamp feems to have been for 
the Signature of the above-mention'd private Man, 
to fave him the Trouble of writing his Name,, as 
fome 
