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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3238867, member: 57495&quot;]Here she is on a denarius of Faustina II as the Great Mother.&nbsp; The MATRI MAGNAE legend also appears on rare sestertii of Julia Domna, but it was used for Faustina first, and having had thirteen children in her lifetime, she could rightfully claim to being something of a Great Mother herself.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]847333[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>FAUSTINA II</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.16g, 18.2mm, Rome mint, AD 161-176, RIC III Marcus Aurelius 706 (S).&nbsp; O: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, hair waved and fastened in a bun on back of head, draped, right.&nbsp; R: MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele, towered, draped, seated left on throne, holding branch and resting left elbow on drum; behind, lion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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