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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 3267754, member: 91240&quot;]Io, Saturnalia! I am really glad to see everyone sharing and hopefully liking all of their gifts! Gives me lots of ideas for next year, and I can&#039;t wait to participate again. This has been a blast. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have had my gift package laying on my desk for a while now, looking at it with anticipation each day. And today it&#039;s finally here! I&#039;ll post proper photos of the coin later, but for now here&#039;s the beautifully wrapped package within a package that I received: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]861173[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And a bit more wrapping beneath, to keep things nice and safe... you can get an idea of what&#039;s inside now: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]861176[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And then... behold, <b>Nero</b>, which I have tentatively attributed as a Rome mint RIC 351:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]861175[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]861174[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It makes a great addition to my collection of Julio-Claudian <i>asses</i>, leaving me needing only a Rome mint Augustus to complete my Rome mint set. The only Nero and Augustus asses I had previously were both Lugdunum issues. Though my quick photos don&#039;t show it very well, the coin has a very lovely toning to it. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the first NGC slab I&#039;ve held, so that&#039;s an interesting experience, but it&#039;s much more nicely presented than an ANACS slabbed coin I acquired (and liberated) a while back. It&#039;ll be staying safely in there for now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me just offer a heartfelt <b><i>thank you </i></b>to whoever my gifter was. You chose a lovely coin, so please know that your generosity is recognized and appreciated, and I hope you receive something equally lovely from your gifter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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