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Idibus Iulis
inaures postas (:positas) ad Faustilla(m)
pro ((denarium)) II usura(m) deduxit aeris a(ssem)
ex sum(ma?) XXX

Symbol	Meaning
a(bc)	Abbreviation; text was never written out; expanded by editor
(:abc)	Gives standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)
?	Represents uncertainty
((abc))	Represents a symbol

Translation:	On the Ides of July earrings were deposited with Faustilla (as collateral). For two denarii she is charging one copper as (per month, as interest). From a total? 30.
Findspot:	Pompeii, Officina di A. Granius Romanus (I.8.13) Location metadata ➜
Language:	Latin
Writing Style:	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus:	Textus secundum (1), periit (2) v. 3: AERIS A(ssem) alia manu scripta sunt?
Bibliography:	CIL 04, 08203 (1), A. Varone, Titulorum graphio exaratorum qui in CIL Vol. IV collecti sunt imagines, Roma 2012, vol. I, p. 49 con foto (2) A. Cooley and M. Cooley, Pompeii and Herculaneum: a Sourcebook (2 ed.), New York 2014, p. 260, nr. H63 (3) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR128559 (4)
Link to EDR:	#EDR128559
Suggested Citation:	AGP-EDR128559, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR128559> [accessed: 05 May 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Joshua Zacks Last Revision: 2018-07-24