Where to find John the Baptist's head on a platter coin?

Hi, all. I'm an ancient collector and am unfamiliar with the modern world coin market, so I'm asking for help here.

Do you know where I might find one of these coins of the Knights Hospitaller depicting the head of John the Baptist on a platter?

 

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I have no idea but that is one coin I would love to add to my collection.

 

There are a few on eBay right now...

 

What do you search it under? Not having any luck myself.

 

Try "baptist head" without the quotes in the Coins and Paper Money category

 

You can try also to search for "Malta Tari" (without quotes) on ebay or deamoneta.com

 

They were on Order of Malta coins in the 1960s - I have one somewhere that is silver.

 

I have such coin in my collection. Try to find it in MA-Shops.

 

http://vaticancoins.com/coin/1381/1786_Malta_Tari_Severed_Head_of_John_the_Baptist/

The one I have is just like this.

 

On the OP's coin there is a small cross at 4 o'clock. Rotate
the coin so that the cross is at 12 o'clock. Once you have
done this you can tell whether or not you have the St. John
the Baptist, head on platter. When showing this coin and
others like it, the cross, if there is one should always be
at 12 o'clock. The OP's coin looks to be a correct attribution,
just incorrectly pictured. I've never seen a copper piece,
just silver pieces. Buyers of these coins should always check
for orientation of the cross in the pics. There is a large difference
of value between true head on platter and non.