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fiscālis, e, adj. [fiscus, II. B.],

  1. I. of or relating to the public or the imperial treasury, fiscal (post-class.): res fiscales quasi propriae et privatae principis sunt, Dig. 43, 8, 2, § 4: jus, ib. 2, 14, 42: debitores, ib. 49, 14, 45, § 10: calumniae, complaints made for the advantage of the revenue, i. e. the fines resulting from which were to go into the treasury, Suet. Dom. 9: molestiae, i. e. exactions for the treasury, Aur. Vict. Caes. 41: gladiatores, maintained out of the emperor’s revenue, Capitol. Gord. 3, 33: cursus, Spart. Hadr. 7: vina, given at the expense of the treasury, Vop. Aur. 48: pecunia, Paul. Sent. 5, 27, 1: servi, id. ib. 5, 13, 2.
  2. II. Subst.: ‡ fiscālĭa, ium, n., moneys for the treasury, Inscr. Orell. 3351.

fiscārĭus, ii, m. [fiscus, II. B.], a debtor to the treasury (post-class.): annuae fiscariorum praestationes, Firm. Math. 3, 13 med.

fiscella, ae, f. (also fiscellus, i, m., Col. 12, 38, 6, v. fiscellus), dim. [fiscina], a small basket for fruit, cheese-forms, etc., woven of slender twigs, rushes, etc. (syn.: fscina, qualus, canistrum, calathus, sporta, corbis), Tib. 2, 3, 15; Verg. E. 10, 71; Ov. F. 4, 743; Col. 12, 18, 2; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 14.
As a muzzle for cattle, Cato, R. R. 54, 5; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 177.
As a form for cheese: fiscella = forma, ubi casei exprimuntur, Gloss. Isid.

1. fiscellus, i, m. dim. [fiscina].

  1. I. I. q. fiscella, q. v.
  2. II. FISCELLUS casei mollis appetitor, ut catillones catillorum liguritores, Paul. ex Fest. p. 90, 2 (acc. to Müll. we should perh. read FISCELLO; see his note ad loc.).

2. Fiscellus, i, m., a chain of mountains in the Sabine territory, in which the river Nar takes its rise, now called Monte Fiscello or Monti della Sibilla, Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 109; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 5; Sil. 8, 519.

fiscĭna, ae, f. [fiscus], a small basket for fruit, wine, etc., made of slender twigs, rushes, broom, etc. (for syn. v. fiscella), Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 29: ficorum, Cic. Fl. 17, 41; Naev. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 266; Verg. l. l.; Col. 12, 39, 3; 50, 10; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 66 Sillig N. cr.; for leaves, browse, Ov. F. 4, 754; Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 233; a muzzle, id. 34, 8, 19, § 66 (in Mart. 1, 44, 7 read Sassina).

fiscus, i, m., a basket or frail woven of slender twigs, rushes, etc. (like fiscina, fiscella, q. v.); used,

  1. I. For olives in the oilpress, Col. 12, 52, 22; 54, 2.
    Far more freq.,
  2. II. For keeping money in, a money-basket, or, as we say, a money-bag, purse (cf. aerarium): fiscos complures cum pecunia Siciliensi a quodam senatore ad equitem Romanum esse translatos, Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 22: mulus ferebat fiscos cum pecunia, Phaedr. 2, 7, 2; Suet. Claud. 18.
    Poet.: aerata multus in arca Fiscus, i. e. much money, Juv. 14, 259.
    1. B. In partic.
      1. 1. The public chest, state treasury, public revenues: quaternos HS, quos mihi senatus decrevit et ex aerario dedit, ego habebo et in cistam transferam de fisco, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 197: qui fiscum sustulit, id. ib. 79, § 183: de fisco quid egerit Scipio, quaeram, id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 5 Manut.; Eutr. 2, 16; Vulg. 1 Esdr. 7, 20.
      2. 2. In the times of the emperors, the imperial treasury, imperial revenues, emperor’s privy purse (opp. aerarium, the public chest or treasury): quantum pecuniae in aerario et fiscis et vectigalibus residuis, Suet. Aug. 101; 40; id. Claud. 28; id. Ner. 32; Sen. Ben. 7, 6: fisci de imperatore rapti, Tac. A. 1, 37: bona in fiscum cogere, id. ib. 6, 2; Dig. 39, 4, 9 fin.: fortasse non eadem severitate fiscum quam aerarium cohibes, Plin. Pan. 36 et saep.: Judaicus, the tax paid by the Jews into the imperial treasury, Suet. Dom. 12: quidquid conspicuum pulchrumque est aequore toto res fisci est, Juv. 4, 55.