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FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE CICONES, ' 
CHAP, the modern stao-e, as Mercury, with the 
III. 
^- ' herpe in his hand, to render himself invisible, 
and to transport himself from one end of 
the earth to the other; wearing, at the same 
time, his petasus or winged cap ; and being 
accompanied by Columbine, as Psyche, or the 
soul; an Old Man, who is Charon; and a 
Clown, MoMus the son of Nox, whose con- 
tinual occupation was mimicry and ridicule 
of the Gods. When, instead of the short 
Cdduccus . 1 • 1 
o( Hermes sword callcd kerpc, he is represented with 
opaine . ^^^ Caduceus hc received from Apollo, this 
is evidently nothing more than the virga divina, 
or divining rod of miners, over whom Mercury 
presided; on which account he is also repre- 
M.AVRELIO.AVG .L. 
ACILIO- SETTENTRIONI 
PANTOMIMO • SVI • TEMPORIS 
PRIMO 
HIERONICAE solo • IN ■ VRBE 
CORONATO 
DIAPANTON • LIB ■ IMP . DD • NN 
SEVERI ET ANTONINI • AVG 
PARASITO . APOLLINIS 
ARCHIERI • SYNOD • llll 
VIR.A***»* 
HVIC • RESPVBLICA 
PRAENESTINA 
OB • INSIGNEM AMOREM • EJVS 
ERG A 
GIVES PATRIAMQ 
POSTVLATV POPVLI STATVAM 
POSVIT 
