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LETTER II. 
Rome, Dec. 31, 1759. 
* — I have already met with fome differtations of 
Mr. Swinton, which fhew his acute judgment, and 
excellent learning in the oriental languages; and 
therefore, I do not question his accuracy in treating 
of the epocha of the Sidonians. Your extrad: of his 
eflay upon that fubjed: has induced me to examine 
fome coins flampt at Sidon, which I think it need- 
lefs to defcribe, as the world is already in poffeffion 
of their hiftory. However, I have taken particular 
notice of one of that kind, of the fmalleft fize, which, 
I think, has never been publifhed. It exhibits the 
trunk of a palm-tree, or rather the laferiptium of 
Cyrene, with this legend ,Oj? ° n the reverfe, 
there is a caldron, or vafe, with thefe letters round 
it, V7 If Mr. Swinton thinks this 
com will be of any fervice to him in his inquiry, I 
will fend a more exad copy of it. 
I come now (in compliance with your requeft) to 
give you fome infcriptions lately dug up among the 
ruins of antient Rome. 
The firft was difcovered without the Porta Latina, 
two miles from the city, and runs thus : 
LIBERTI. LIBERTAE 
PRISCI. AVG. L. GAMIANI 
EX. TESTAMENTO. DESCRIPTV. ITA. VT 
CAVTVM. ERAT. SVBSCIPSER 
M)CVS. MONIMENTI. SIVE. AGER. EST. VIA. LATIN 
AD. MILLTARIVM. V. SVPRA. PONTEM. AD 
MONIMENTVM. GAMI. CAESARIS. AGATHOCLIAN 
4 N 2 DO. 
