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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 3278255, member: 83845&quot;]Well I&#039;m a little late in posting my Secret Saturnalia gifts because I decided to open them up on Christmas and then wanted to take some decent photos before posting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am simply blown away by the amazing gifts.&nbsp; From the careful wrapping and presentation to the amazing amount of thought to the awesome coins I was blown away. Thank you Secret Saturn!</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay here&#039;s a before photo.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]866095[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>First things first who could miss my fancy new badge!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]866096[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>...and to go along with it I received this epic Spartan coffee mug. My badge is the perfect size to ward off coffee thieves by reminding them this is property of the mighty Curtisimo.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]866097[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Next we have the coins.&nbsp; Simply wow.&nbsp; It&#039;s like my Secret Saturn had a mirror into my mind that showed him/her exactly the kind of coins I would LOVE!&nbsp; Once I research a little more there will be follow up write ups.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]866098[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Spain, Obulco</font></p><p><font size="3">AE28, Obulco mint, struck mid II century BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 28 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 16.83 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: OBVLCO; female head right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Celtic-Iberian legend: Magistrates names &quot;Urkailtu&quot; and &quot;Neseltuko&quot; between plow and grain ear. </font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: CNH 17, page 344</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]866099[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Indo-Greek Kingdoms</font></p><p><font size="3">Apollodotus I</font></p><p><font size="3">AE Hemiobol, mint in northwest India, struck ca. 175-164 BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Dim.: 22x22 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 9.27 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY ΣΩTHPOΣ; Apollo standing facing holding arrow in right hand and bow in left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Karoshthi legend; tripod and monogram surrounded by square of dots. </font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: BMC 17, SG 7594</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]866100[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Indo-Greek Kingdoms</font></p><p><font size="3">Menander I</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Drachm, Sagala(?) mint, struck ca. 165-130 BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 20 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 2.46 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY; helmeted head of king right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Karoshthi legend, &quot;Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa&quot;; Athena Alkidemos standing left, holding aegis on outstretched left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monogram at right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Bop 16C</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Last but certainly not least I was thrilled to receive this amazing piece of customized art. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]866101[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s right!&nbsp; Curtisimo the Great(ish) is getting his own movie and I expect to see you all at the premier in Chicago September 2nd!... What do you mean you can&#039;t make it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh alright.&nbsp; Just for you guys I&#039;ll post the synopsis of the plot.</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Once, long ago, there was a great and powerful prince of a prosperous city-state named Curtisimo.&nbsp; He was so awesome that Aphrodite fell in love with him and came to his city to abduct him because she was rather forward like that.&nbsp; Curtisimo tried to explain that she wasn&#039;t his type and that he liked a Germanic girl but when she wouldn&#039;t take no for an answer Curtisimo the Great was forced to leave his city disguised as a kitchen wench.&nbsp; Thus began his legendary journeys. </p><p><br /></p><p>One day while walking along the sea shore he came upon the hero Perseus hiding behind a rock and crying. Perseus explained that he was going to fight the monster Cetus to save Andromeda but lost his nerve.&nbsp; When Curtisimo asked how he had managed to slay Medusa if he was afraid of a little old sea monster Perseus explained that it was easy because he had snuck up on Medusa while she was asleep.&nbsp; Exasperated, Curtisimo agreed to borrow Perseus&#039;s cloths and slay the monster if Perseus took the credit.&nbsp; After all, Curtisimo didn&#039;t need all the attention since Aphrodite was still searching for him with that wild look in her eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]866102[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>In his next adventure Curtisimo was getting rather hungry from all this heroism and decided he needed to recharge with some delicious food.&nbsp; He captured the Erymanthian Boar by trapping it in some snow in order to make bacon out of it. It was at this moment that Heracles swaggered by and started whining about how he needed the boar for his fourth labor.&nbsp; Curtisimo was annoyed at this and reminded Heracles that this was his movie and Heracles already had a bunch of movies and even an epic TV show in the 90s.&nbsp; Curtisimo agreed to give the boar to Heracles if he would go to one AA meeting a month and stop hogging all the screen time like a primadona.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]866103[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now both cranky and hungry Curtisimo the Great decided he would visit Troy to see what ladies they had stolen recently while grabbing a bite to eat. Much to the heroes surprise he found a group of dudes trying to knock the walls down like a bunch of amateurs.&nbsp; He decided to strike up a conversation with the one who looked the least dimwitted and learned that the dudes were actually Greeks and they were planning to build a giant bunny rabbit to use to sneak into the city.&nbsp; &quot;A good idea&quot; advised Curtisimo. &quot;Only you shouldn&#039;t go with a bunny because king Priam is terrified of bunnies after watching that Monty Python sketch so he will probably just throw it into the sea.&quot;&nbsp; They seemed to be receptive to this advice but Curtisimo left soon after and never learned the outcome of all of that. </p><p><br /></p><p>In his final adventure our hero was forced to come to grips with humiliating failure.&nbsp; Walking through a forest clearing he came upon one of the muses cooking some bacon. She confided that while all of her sisters had artistic talents she had yet to find her &quot;thing.&quot;&nbsp; She was so desperate, she confided, that she would even share her bacon with anyone who could help. Thinking on his feet the hero took some wood from a nearby tree and crafted a wondrous instrument for the making of pleasant sounds.&nbsp; Thus he invented music on behalf of the muse.&nbsp; The hero took the promised bacon and went on his way.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t long, however, until Curtisimo was surprised by an angry Athena who appeared out of nowhere to give him a glimpse of the future this &quot;music&quot;. Curtisimo learned that one day an evil spirit named Miley Cyrus would twist his invention to evil purposes to the detriment of the eardrums of all man-kind. Horrified by what he had done the great hero was forced to accept Athena&#039;s judgement that from hence forth he would be demoted to Curtisimo the Great(ish) in penance for his bacon-impaired poor decision making abilities.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this way our hero learned his limitations and decided to retire north of the Danube to live out his days happily with his German lady love well out of the reach of the ravenous Aphrodite... the end.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again to my generous Secret Saturn and to the CT ancients family at large for another great year of coining. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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