Addison, Joseph: Remarks on several parts of Italy: &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703 (London: Tonson, 1718)

Tarrna, Tur in, &c. 335
this Apartment, but had only time to
pass my Eye over the Medals, which
are in great Number,and many of them
very rare. The scarcest of all is a Pe-
fcennius Niger on a Medalion well pre-
served. It was coined at Antioch., where
this Emperor trifled away his Time ’till
he lost his Life and Empire. The Re-
verie is a Dea Salus. There are Two
of Qtho^ the Reverse a Serapis-, and
Two of Mef/alina and Poppaa in mid-
dle Brass, the Reverses of the Emperor
Claudius. I saw Two Medalions of Pla-
tina and Matidia^ the Reverse to each
a Piet ass with Two Medals of Perti-
nax., the Reverse of one Veta Decenna-
lia^ and of the other Diis Cusiodibus;
and another of Gordianus Africanus^ the
Reverse I have forgot.
The Principalities of Modena and Par-
ma are much about the same Extent,
and have each of them Two large
Towns, belides a great Number of lit-
tle Villages. The Duke of Parma how-
ever is much richer than the Duke of
Modena. Their Subjects would live in
great Plenty amidst so rich and well cul-
tivated a Soil, were not the Taxes and
Impositions so very Exorbitant j for the
Courts are much too splendid and mag-
nificent for the Territories that lye a-
bout