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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AnYangMan, post: 5273412, member: 87271&quot;]Io saturnalia!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that the semester has come to a close and the last exams on Friday are over, it is time to open my Saturnalia gift! It had arrived already a couple of weeks ago and the return adress already gave me a hunch of who my Secret Saturn would be <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Opening it confirmed that, but most of all I was stunned by the contents! He really has a great taste and both of his gifts (as if one wasn’t already enough!) are right up my alley. Without further ado:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736872777_34622895af_k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>City of Lübeck, AR Witten. (Lubeck, ca. 1330-1379).</i></p><p><br /></p><p>A type (along with a Witten from Hamburg and Rostock, to complete a sort of Hanseatic trifecta) that I was actually on the lookout for! I could not find an example I liked well-enough, but my Secret Saturn solved that problem for me with this lovely toned one. It is simply a fantastic example of the type, if a bit tricky to photograph. I ended up using slightly harsher light than I should have, giving the obverse a bit of a ‘dirty’ look, while it in reality is a bit ‘smoother’. But anyhow, you have great taste my Secret Saturn…</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51EMPvkf8YL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And as a cherry on top, he also included a book on the material culture of the silk road! Ever since a well-taught lecture series on the history of Central-Asia last year, my interest in the area has skyrocketed (culminating in one of my <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-new-favourite-from-a-fellow-ct-member.371372/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-new-favourite-from-a-fellow-ct-member.371372/">favourite purchases of the year</a>). A book I will truly enjoy reading, thanks Saturn!</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, a truly generous and well-researched pair of gifts that I will cherish for years to come. Here’s to an equally great exchange next year!</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile my gift arrived, but one day late <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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