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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 5297943, member: 4298&quot;]Hi CT folks.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I got in the mail from my Secret Saturnalia is so amazing it deserves its own thread, not just an update in the general SS thread !!!</p><p><br /></p><p>The start was difficult as I hadn&#039;t seen anything coming on Dec. 17th, which was somewhat worrisome. After a PM to [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] it appeared my secret Saturn had had their parcel dropped at the post office a month before, which was somewhat even more worrisome...</p><p><br /></p><p>No way we could keep Secret Saturn secret, [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER] PMed me so we could update each other, should one or the other have informations. On the 19th, he was able to tell me his sending would be delivered the same day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Geeee, that&#039;s good news !</p><p><br /></p><p>But (there&#039;s always a but), I was in Paris at this time for a couple of days, with the parcel waiting for me in the mail box !!</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, when I came back yesterday, I found it, opened it, and, well, I&#039;m now speechless. I really don&#039;t have enough words to describe the thoughtfullness of the letter accompaigning the coins (yes, the coins with an S, there was not 1 coin, but no less than 6 ; well 5 and ⅛th actually, but that counts for 6), the coins themselves and the story behind them. My no more Secret Saturn must have scrolled down hundreds of my posts to know so well what I collect, what I like...and what I might like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here they are :</p><p><br /></p><p>1 - Usually, pedigreed coins are the rare and/or prestigious ones. Never have I encountered an obscure, modest and plebeian coin with a provenance going back as far as 1849 (at least) !</p><p>It&#039;s a Tetricus II antoninianus with its original holder, from the Netherlands National collections, stating it has been in the &quot;old cabinet&quot; (i.e. pre 1849, when the two main collections merged) since.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223107[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223106[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223120[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>2 - That would have made my day, and fulfilled my expectations, but there was also a very early Roman Republic semuncia, with a wonderful green patina that I failed to picture correctly so it would do the coin justice :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223114[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3 - Then was an antoninianus minted for an Emperor the CT members cherish : the world famous NSIIITIIII !</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223115[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4 - One pedigreed coin is not a lot, one needs at least two ! The #4 coin is a sicilian byzantine follis from Constans II, coming from no less than the Rodolfo Spahr collection, with its original tag, featuring a pencil rubbing of the coin. The reverse of the tag is somewhat precise on the date of purchase : November 1932</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223116[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223128[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223129[/ATTACH]</p><p>5 - Because he collects them, [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER] had the wonderful idea of gifting me with a chinese coin. I have to confess knowing zilch to those, but the Ban Liang I got has a nice patina and deserves further investigation. A display tray with various coins of different origins, I mean other than just the western world I&#039;m used to, could be an option I have to think about....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223135[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>6 - And to finish with, a little piece of silver, an ⅛ of something unidentifiable, most probably some sort of Hacksilver, a very moving testimony of troubled times.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223136[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I couldn&#039;t dream of better presents for Saturnalia. It&#039;s very moving to drive so much attention from someone I&#039;ve never met in real life !</p><p>I&#039;m proud to be part of such a generous and thoughtful community</p><p><br /></p><p>Merry Xmas to you all, a most happy new year, hopefully better than 2020. Take care of yourselves and those you care for. Stay safe</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you from the deepest of my heart [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Io Saturnalia !!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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