Bigatos. Roman coins stamped with a biga or two-horse chariot. Others were stamped with a quadriga and called quadrigati. The bigati seem to have circulated freely in foreign lands, cf. Ukert's Geog. of Greeks and Romans, III. 1: Trade of Germany, and places cited there. "The serrati and bigati were old coins, of purer silver than those of tho Emperors." Ky. Cf. Pliny, H. N. 33, 13.
Sequuntur. Sequi==expetere. So used by Cic., Sal., and the best writers. Compare our word seek.
Nulla affectione animi. Not from any partiality for the silver in itself (but for convenience).
Numerus. Greater number and consequently less relative value of the silver coins. On quia, cf. note, H. 1, 31.
VI. Ne—quidem. Not even, i.e. iron is scarce as well as gold and silver. The weapons found in ancient German graves are of stone, and bear a striking resemblance to those of the American Indians. Cf. Ukert, p. 216. Ad verba, cf. note, His. 1, 16: ne—fueris. The emphatic word always stands between ne and quidem. H. 602, III. 2; Z. 801.— Superest. Is over and above, i.e. abounds. So superest ager, § 26.
Vel. Pro sive, Ciceroni inauditum. Gün. Cf. note, 17.
Frameas. The word is still found in Spain, as well as Germany. Lancea. is also a Spanish word, cf. Freund.
Nudi. Cf. § 17, 20, and 24. Also Caes., B.G. 6, 21: magna corporis parte nuda.
Sagulo. Dim. of sago. A small short cloak.—Leves==Leviter induti. The clause nudi—leves is added here to show, that their dress is favorable to the use of missiles.
Missilia spargunt. Dictio est Virgiliana. K.