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Message:: [QUOTE="lrbguy, post: 2938343, member: 88829"]Yesterday may have been the day most jumped on board with their SS gift revelations, but since Saturnalia was not a one day festival, and I could not participate yesterday, I am going to do my show-and-tell today.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> This is my first time at it, and JA had asked for a thumbnail of the kinds of things we collect as a guage for interests.  Since my interests in silver of Roman imperial women can get rather pricey, I also mentioned that I enjoy Fel Temp Reparatio reverses.  My package arrived quite a while ago, having been sent via JA to keep my SS anonymous, so I have no idea who they might be.  Now the unveiling.  They sent me a coin that had been in the collection of Doug Smith.  I have known Doug for years, but do not recall having ever gotten any coins from him, so this is a treat:[ATTACH=full]715164[/ATTACH]The coin is a maiorina/centenionalis of Constantius II, Falling Horseman reverse - RIC VIII 132 for Thessalonica.  John thinks it's officina delta, though A is also a possibility.  I'd kind of like it to be an A since I don't have an example for that officina.  But either way, it's special because it was once in Doug's collection, and now it's in mine.  Thank you SS, whoever and wherever you are!!![/QUOTE]