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this was really the cafe, we may fairly prefume, as 
Papius Mutilus (8) and Tiberius Veturius, two other 
Italian generals, his cotemporaries, were adtually treat- 
ed with the fame mark of diflin&ion, at the fame 
time, for their laudable condudt in the Social war. 
This we learn (9) from feveral antient medals, adorned 
with the names of thofe commanders, that have been 
heretofore explained. I would therefore convert 
the m. lamponivs of the printed copies of Appian 
into m. or ni. lvponivs (10), the prenomen and 
name pointed out to us by my coin. I fay m. or ni. 
lvponivs, becaufe it feems altogether immaterial 
whether we affume m. or ni. for the prenomen 
here ; though the latter of thefe, I believe, has 
fcarce ever hitherto occurred on any of either the 
Roman or Etrufcan remains of antiquity. Notwith- 
ftanding which, I find myfelf inclined to prefer it to 
the other, as has been intimated above. And in farther 
fupport of this preference it may be remarked, that ni. 
in a manufcript might eafily have been taken for m., fo 
fimilar are they to each other (efpecially if the fide of 
n next to 1 had been by any accident defaced), by a 
carelefs tranfcriber. The medal itfelf mofl certainly 
feems to determine in favour of this opinion, though 
what the complete prenomen reprefented by ni. 
really was, I muff not at prefent take upon me ab- 
folutely to decide. 
(8) Philofopb. Tran fa ft. Vol. LI. Par, II. p. 8^3 — 86 c. & 
Vol. LII. Par. I. p. 28 — 39. 
(9) Philofopb. Tran fail. ubi fup. 
(10) Perhaps the prenomen of this commander was Nigidius. 
Other generals of the confederated rebels were denominated Herius 
Afinius, Marius Egnatius, &c. which may poflibly feem to give a 
fort of fan&ion to fuch an opinion. Aut. Epit. Livian. Veil. 
Paterc. Appian. &c. 
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