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<p>[QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 3267977, member: 86815"]Io Saturnalia ! Thank you Bing for teaching me the correct Salutation.</p><p>I was quite amazed at my Secret Saturnalia gift for many reasons. It arrived last month and not appreciating I should wait to open it today as this was my first Secret Saturnalia, I opened it on receipt last and I am indebted to Benhur767 for his generous gift. I opened a Maximus 1 denarius, RIC 16, RSC 99a reverse with Victory advancing. This was quite a victory for me as I had recently bought a biography on Maximus Thrax and he was the next Emperor on my "hit list" and I had intended to bid on some coins at the Roma auction that very weekend. Of all of the 147 Emperors Benhur767 could have chosen, he could not have chosen a more timely and well received example, thank you Mike! This will be a coin I could never forget so makes my Secret Saturnalia SO special. I'm sure Benhur767 will not mind me mentioning his name as it was on his card. I did email immediately explaining the circumstances and have looked forward to sharing this.</p><p>Happy Holidays everyone, this has been such an educational year for me looking and learning on this forum.[ATTACH=full]861287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]861290[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]861295[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 3267977, member: 86815"]Io Saturnalia ! Thank you Bing for teaching me the correct Salutation. I was quite amazed at my Secret Saturnalia gift for many reasons. It arrived last month and not appreciating I should wait to open it today as this was my first Secret Saturnalia, I opened it on receipt last and I am indebted to Benhur767 for his generous gift. I opened a Maximus 1 denarius, RIC 16, RSC 99a reverse with Victory advancing. This was quite a victory for me as I had recently bought a biography on Maximus Thrax and he was the next Emperor on my "hit list" and I had intended to bid on some coins at the Roma auction that very weekend. Of all of the 147 Emperors Benhur767 could have chosen, he could not have chosen a more timely and well received example, thank you Mike! This will be a coin I could never forget so makes my Secret Saturnalia SO special. I'm sure Benhur767 will not mind me mentioning his name as it was on his card. I did email immediately explaining the circumstances and have looked forward to sharing this. Happy Holidays everyone, this has been such an educational year for me looking and learning on this forum.[ATTACH=full]861287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]861290[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]861295[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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