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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8109787, member: 75937&quot;]Today marks the first day of the seven-day celebration of Saturn, Saturnalia!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>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 <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-secret-saturn-sa%C3%AFtta-edition.390595/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-secret-saturn-sa%C3%AFtta-edition.390595/">provincial issued for Faustina II</a>!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you, Secret Saturn!!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Post the gifts you have received from your Secret Saturn!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1410911[/ATTACH] </p><p>Licinius I, AD 308-324.</p><p>Roman billon follis, 2.71 g, 18.3 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Heraclea, second officina, AD 317-18.</p><p>Obv: IMP LICINIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust right, holding globe, scepter and mappa.</p><p>Rev: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, three-turreted gateway of military camp; Λ in right field; SMHB in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC vii, p. 547, 48 var. (bust right); Cohen 145; RCV 15268.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-saitta-artemis-jpg.1410884/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 19.5 mm, 4.46 g, 7 h.</p><p>Lydia, Saïtta, under Fl. Herk(y)lanos, archon, c. AD 148-150.</p><p>Obv: ΦAVCTЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right, wearing a string of pearls around head.</p><p>Rev: ЄΠ Φ ΗΡΚΛΑΝΟV ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ, Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; at feet to right, hound.</p><p>Refs: RPC IV.2 online <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11561" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11561" rel="nofollow">11561</a> (temporary); BMC --; SNG Copenhagen --; SNG von Aulock --.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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