Note 15 — CICERO’S LETTERS TO ATTICUS BOOK I

There seems to be some mistake about the numeral, as £1,200 (134,000 sesterces) is too little for a house which could be compared with Cicero’s, which cost £30,000. If it is supposed to stand for CXXXIV (i.e. 13,400,000 sesterces) it would be too large. Tyrrell suggests reading XXXIV (i.e. 3,400,000 sesterces), about £30,000.