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anus to be cruelly butchered by the hand of Catir- 
line (7). 
Three coins in the Pembroke colledtion bear the 
name of Sulla, and weigh 166, 167, and 168 
grains (8). Bouteroue mentions one of 204. Paris, 
grains (9), equal to 1674 Troy. If thirty of thefe 
were coined out of the Roman Pound, the heavieft: 
of the four pieces gives a Pound of 5040 grains.. 
The ftandard of forty in the pound, mentioned by- 
Pliny, feeins to have fucceeded to this of Sulla, and 
continued to the- edablifhment of the monarchy- 
under Auguflus; for Pliny fays, Pri?icipes imminiiere 
pondus and the two heavieft pieces lean find of this* 
ftandard, are, one of Pompey, in whole time it feems* 
to have been introduced, the other of Antony and 
0 (ftavius, ffruck after the expiration, of the Triumr- 
virate, which differ but the tenth part of a grain irit 
weight. They are both in the Britilh Muleum, ih.- 
hne prefervation.. The former is like coin 4 Tab. XI. 
of the Pembroke colledlion ; the latter, like coin i u 
Tab. XII. Butfuch as bear the name Augulfus, which, 
be aflumed with the monarchy, are lighter than thofe 
of the Triumvirate. 
- Pompey’s coin weighs 1 2 8:| Troy grains, the, other- 
328^. Mr. Duane hath both thele coins in fine 
prefervation, the former weighing 1261 grains, the 
latter 127. Thofe in the Pembroke Collcdtion weigh, 
1 25 grains each, 
(7) Seneca de Ira, E. HE c. i8'j 
(^) Tab. Vllf., 
(9} Recherches curieufes des monuoyes de France. P,a-ris,, 
j 666. in folio, 
The.re- 
