Io Saturnalia!!

Today marks the first day of the seven-day celebration of Saturn, Saturnalia!!!

As you know, many of us here participate in the annual Secret Saturn gift exchange. I was the lucky recipient of two beautiful coins from my Secret Saturn! This lovely campgate of Licinius and a scarce provincial issued for Faustina II!

Thank you, Secret Saturn!!!

Post the gifts you have received from your Secret Saturn!!!


Licinius I, AD 308-324.
Roman billon follis, 2.71 g, 18.3 mm, 11 h.
Heraclea, second officina, AD 317-18.
Obv: IMP LICINIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust right, holding globe, scepter and mappa.
Rev: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, three-turreted gateway of military camp; Λ in right field; SMHB in exergue.
Refs: RIC vii, p. 547, 48 var. (bust right); Cohen 145; RCV 15268.


Faustina II, AD 147-175.
Roman provincial Æ 19.5 mm, 4.46 g, 7 h.
Lydia, Saïtta, under Fl. Herk(y)lanos, archon, c. AD 148-150.
Obv: ΦAVCTЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right, wearing a string of pearls around head.
Rev: ЄΠ Φ ΗΡΚΛΑΝΟV ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ, Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; at feet to right, hound.
Refs: RPC IV.2 online 11561 (temporary); BMC --; SNG Copenhagen --; SNG von Aulock --.

 

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My first year of Secret Saturnalia!
Trajan/Arabia with camel and cinnamon


Trajan/Seated Vesta


Constantius II Campgate


Edward I Penny Durham mint


And a lovely greeting card!

 

You had a very generous Secret Saturn!! Io Saturnalia to you!

 

Io Saturnalia!
Will be opening our package when the kids get home from school this afternoon.

 

Io Saturnalia, y'all

A suggestion... maybe we should post our gifts in the original thread, where others have already been doing so? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/secret-saturnalia-2021.388773/

It will keep everything in one place and not have two "competing" threads at a time when the board is already very congested with year-end threads

 

I didn't deserve the gift I received , but it looks great in my collection .

 

If this becomes the official post thread, here is what I posted in the other thread.

IO Saturnalia!!

A big thank you goes to @JayAg47 for my Saturnalia. A variety of ancient, world, and even some Australian gold.

Thank you again, Jay

 

That is one that would look great literally anywhere

 

I like mine a lot.
Here it is! Ptolemaic, something which I wasn't expecting since I've been on a Constantinian kick. Greatly appreciated for sure

 

That's a wonderful portrait on that mini-bronze !

 

I agree, Al. Certainly a great entry into these attractive coins. I myself very much enjoy it!

 

@Roman Collector...Very nice couple of coins!....The Faustina looks to have a pretty patina....Congrats.