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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3238876, member: 75937&quot;]Lovely coin! This reverse legend also appears on Faustina Junior&#039;s bronze coins, such as on this <i>not-exactly-FDC</i> example from my collection. Here the Great Mother is seated right:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]847339[/ATTACH] </p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 22.57 g, 28.1 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 161-175.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: MATRI MAGNAE S C, Cybele enthroned right between two lions, holding tympanum set on her left knee.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1663; BMCRE 932; Cohen 169; MIR 25; RCV 5281.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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