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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8219446, member: 75937&quot;]Fascinating and educational write-up, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER]! Way cool!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://c.tenor.com/mtw8K2lJEiAAAAAC/spock-fascinating.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina the Younger was the OG <i>Mater Castrorum</i>!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-matri-castrorvm-s-c-sestertius-jpg.1423038/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina II, AD 147-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.24 g, 29.5 mm, 1 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 174-175.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: MATRI CASTRORVM S C, Faustina standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar and holding incense-box; three standards before.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1659; BMCRE 930-31; Cohen 164; RCV 5280; MIR 23-6/10a.</font></p><p><font size="3">Notes: BMCRE 929 erroneously gives FAVSTINA AVGVSTA on obverse. The obverse inscription on that coin is in the dative case.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>But that didn&#039;t stop Julia Domna from copying her!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-matri-castrorvm-denarius-jpg.1440785/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Roman AR denarius, 3.13 g, 16.0 mm, 7 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Rome, AD 198.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Rev: MATRI CASTRORVM, Julia Domna standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera held in right hand and holding box of incense in left hand; to left, two standards.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Refs: RIC 567; BMCRE 57; Cohen/RSC 134; RCV 6596; Hill 370.</font></p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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