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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 6360388, member: 85693&quot;]Love these Faustina Fridays, RC.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my MATRI CASTORVM sestertius - it is so worn the standards are not really visible:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1251775[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Faustina II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(176-180 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>DIVAE FAVSTINAE [PIAE], draped and veiled bust right /[MATRI CASTRO]RV[M] SC below, Faustina II seated l., holding globe w. phoenix and sceptre; two standards in l. field.</p><p>RIC 1712; Cohen 163.</p><p>(24.43 grams / 29 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>And since you mention it, here is a denarius of Marcus Aurelius purportedly commemorating the &quot;Rain Miracle&quot; of the Quadi:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1251776[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Denarius</b></p><p><b>(173-174 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII, laureate head right / RELIG AVG IMP VI COS III</p><p>Mercury standing left holding patera and caduceus.</p><p>RIC 298; RSC 530e</p><p>(3.05 grams / 19 mm)</p><p>Quadi &quot;Rain Miracle&quot; comm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the &quot;Rain Miracle&quot; from the Column of Marcus Aurelius (scary bird-like figure upper right):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1251778[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>By Cristiano64 - Fotografia personale, self made, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2409338" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2409338" rel="nofollow">https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2409338</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcomannic_Wars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcomannic_Wars" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcomannic_Wars</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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