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bol on the reverfe of the medal I am now upon has 
no neceffary or immediate connexion with the word 
SAFiNiM, attending it, is, I conceive, plain from 
hence, that this very fymbol appears on the reverfes 
of two other Samnite coins, one of the Veturian, the 
other of the Luponian family, by (i i) me heretofore 
explained, with the names of two Italian generals 
upon them. - From whence, by parity of reafon, 
and analogy, it will likewife farther follow, that 
the word on the piece now before me may be 
fairly prefumed to be the name of a Samnite, or 
Italian, commander, famous for his bravery, and 
laudable condudt, in the Social war. This, I fay, 
feems extremely probable, not only from the nature 
and genius of the coin itfelf, but likewife from the 
fimilarity and analogy it bears to other (12) coins, 
with the names of Italian captains mofl; evidently 
upon them, attended by the fame fymbol that occurs 
on the medal which is the objedl of my attention 
here. But the truth of what is here advanced will, as 
I apprehend, even to demonftration, appear, if we 
confider, with proper attention, the legend on the 
reverfe of a Roman denarius (fee Tab. XVIIL n.2, 3.) 
of the Servilian family, in conjundlion with that on 
the reverfe of a Samnite coin of Papius Mutilus, to 
whom appertains the piece I am now endeavouring 
to throw fome light upon. The two hrft of thele 
(11) Phllofoph. rranfaSi. Vol. LVIII. p. 253—265. h Vol. 
LII. Par. I. p. 28 — 39. 
(12) ^ag, di Dijprtaz. Accadtmich. di Carton, Tom. IT. 
Diflertaz. 2. & Tom. IV. Dill'ertaz. 4. p. 133 — 149. Phi- 
lofoph. Tranfadi, Vol. LII. Par. i. p. 28 — 59. U VTl. LI. P. ii. 
p. 853—865. 
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