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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 7077721, member: 87809&quot;]In today&#039;s mail I received from [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] the surprise package. It had a beautiful book, a translation of The Iliad by none other than Samuel Butler, and not one, but three coins, and a bronze ring !!! I am feeling like a kid under the Christmas tree <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />Sharing these treasures next.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am overwhelmed by [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]&#039;s generosity and thoughtfulness, and thankful to all CT organizers and members. You all are The Best.</p><p><br /></p><p>Must say that I feel&nbsp; embarrassed since I was not able to guess even a single correct answer. </p><p>Thank you so very much [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>The package:</p><p>[ATTACH]1274311[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Illustration from the book:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274312[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin#1: I think it is Claudius Gothicus and the reverse maybe PAX since I can see clearly an X, but haven&#039;t found a Gothicus&#039; Pax with the reverse legend ending in </p><p>AVGG</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274316[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274317[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin#2:</p><p>Maybe Faustina? and on the reverse the goddess seems to be holding a caduceus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274319[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274320[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin#3: No idea, maybe some barbarous issue with a wolf head on the reverse, (Celtic?). This would be a first for me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274323[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274324[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And last but not least, what seems to be bronze ring:</p><p>[ATTACH]1274325[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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