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Marfi, who likewife diftinguilhed himfelf againft the 
Romans, in the fame ruinous and deftruCtive war ; 
yet I cannot prevail upon myfelf abfolutely to con- 
gratulate him, upon his dilcovery of ail the Etrufcan 
characters forming that name. His differtation here 
does not come quite up to the point. Of this he 
feems himfelf to have been aware, when he informed 
tiie learned world, that, “ after having viewed the 
“ Etrufcan infcription with a very good glafs, and 
“■ well confidered it, he thought he could make out 
u the following letters, P. ITEEIV ; and that if fuch 
u another medal fhould hereafter be found, with the 
** elements better preferved, it might perhaps con- 
“ firm his (9). conjecture.” Having therefore a limi- 
lar coin now in my poffefiion, I hope I fhall be in- 
dulged the liberty of tranfmitting to the Royal Society 
a few brief and concife obfervations upon it > efpe- 
cially, as thefe may perhaps throw fome new light: 
upon Sig. Annibale degli Abati Olivieri’s difcoveries, 
and ferve as a fhort fupplement to his two moft 
learned and elaborate differtations. 
The laureated head on my Etrufcan denarius is 
adorned with an ear-ring, not vifible either on Sig. 
Annibale degli Abati Olivieri’s medal, or any of thofe 
published by Fulvius Urfinus, Dr. Patin, Dr. Vail- 
iant, and Mr. Havercamp.. There is a minute dif- 
ference between the lower part of the lance, held in 
the right hand of the galeated figure on the reverie 
of the piece before me, and the fame part of the 
lance, exhibited by the other coins. The drapery 
likewife of the galeated figure on the firft of thefe is 
(O) & Dijfertaz . Aua&tnitch. $cc. Tom, II. p. 65, 66. 
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