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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3701747, member: 88829&quot;]Interesting writeup on Anazarbus, RC.</p><p>Here&#039;s a less than stellar denarius with Matidia sporting the distinctive hairstyle her mother Marciana wears on coins, a variation of which was also used by Matidia&#039;s daughter Sabina on some of her coins.Although Matidia was never married to a Roman emperor, she was awarded the title Augusta upon the death of her sister Marciana, hence the obverse inscription: MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]992031[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is a common type for her showing Matidia as Pietas with her two daughters <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibia_Sabina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibia_Sabina" rel="nofollow">Sabina</a> and Matidia Minor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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