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XXIII. Extra&s of fome Letters from Sig- 
nor Abbate de Venuti, F. R.S. to J. Nixon, 
A. M. and F. R. S. relating to fever al An- 
tiquities lately difcovered in Italy. 
LETTER I. 
Read June 28 
1 759 * 
Rome, May \Ji y 175*7. 
Dear Sir, 
N an infcription, which I found, 
while the front of the church of 
St. JohnLateran was erecting, and which is now in the 
gardens of cardinal Corfini, without the Porta Aurelia 
(or S t0 Pancrazio) mention is made of the * equites 
Jingu lares , as guards of the perfons of the emperors. 
r 
Herculi Invidto Sacrum 
Genio Num. Eq. Sing. 
Augg. N. N. Pro Salute 
Imp. Cefar. L. Septimii 
Severi, et M. Aurelii An 
tonini - - - - - 
Et Juliae Aug. Matri 
Caftrorum. Aaug. 
----- Do 
mus divinae. Trib. 
Occo. Valente, et O&avio 
* This communication was occafioned by Dr. Ward’s account 
of an infcription found atMalton (Philof. Tranf.Vol. XLIX. Parti, 
p. 69.) an extra£l of which had been tranfmitted to Signor de 
Venuti by Mr. N. 
V o l. LI. D d 
Pifoni. 
