Io Saturnalia, omnēs! Post a coin depicting Saturn! Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.26 g, 18.8 mm, 12 h. Antioch, 15th emission, AD 266-268. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: AETERNITAS AVG, Saturn standing right, holding harpa in left hand; PXV in exergue. Refs: RIC 606; Göbl 1662i; Cohen 44; RCV 10170.
I don't think I have a Saturn coin, as I can recall, nor a telescope to see the planet. Here's the Saturn Vue I bought Victoria for her first car when she was 16. It only cost me five bucks.
Kronos is the greek name of Saturn. Here is my Kronos: Domitian Cilicia, Flaviopolis AE17, dated Dated CY 17 (89/90 AD). Obv.: ΔΟΜЄΤΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, laureate head right Rev.: ЄΤΟVC ΖΙ ΦΛΑVΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤωΝ, veiled head of Kronos right, harpa at his shoulder AE, 2.60g, 17mm Ref.: SNG Levante 1531, RPC II 1760, SNG von Aulock 5558. And my Saturn. The same type as shown by Roman Collector: Gallienus Billon-Antoninian, Antiochia Obv.: GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust right Rev.: AETERNITAS AVG, Saturn standing l., holding harpa; PXV. Billon, 3.07g, 19.2mm Ref.: Kamp. 90.41.2, RIC 606, Göbl 1662k
L CALPURNIUS PISO CAESONINUS & Q SERVILIUS CAEPIO ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CALPURNIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Head of Saturn facing right, harpa and legend PISO behind, CAEPIO and symbol below, Q below chin REVERSE: AD FRV EMV EX SC, the two quaestors seated left between 2 grain ears Struck at Rome 100 BC 3.6g, 20mm Crawford 330/1a; Syd 6031
Not Saturn, bot Sol. Don't have a Saturn example yet - but the feast of Sol Invictus was on December 25th.
SATURN - THE MALE CALICO RR Anon AE Quartuncia 217-215 BCE Saturn Prow BRN Cr 38-8 S 624 IO Saturnalia to ALL!
Io Saturnalia!!! This has been a truly decadent day and I'll be thrilled to share with you all my Saturnalia presents (that's right, presents. My Saturn truly spoiled me and I am so grateful) once I finish taken pictures! Anyway, here is the man of the day, week, year... Saturn! M.Nonius Sufenas AR Denarius, (c.59 BC), head of Saturn right, harpa, conical stone and sc behind, svfenas behind s.c, rev. Roma seated left on shields, being crowned by Victory, sex.noni in ex., pr.l.v.v.p.f around (Cr. 421/1; Syd. 885), 81 B.C.16 mm., 3,49 g. nearly very fine This type may refer to the moneyer''s father, Sextus Nonius, who inaugurated the Ludi Victoriae Sullanae in honour of Sulla''s victory at the Colline Gate in Ex: Savoca
