A hidden code...

Haha.. I was just chatting with @Ancientnoob just a minute ago and he said the same thing..

 

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And since we are at the subject of Tang Horses...

 

Love that sculpture!

 

That's a Tang Horse? ... it looks like a statue of an Asian girl?

Listen, I may not understand many of the Asian customs, but I do know this ...

=> if I called my wife any type of horse, she would mule-kick me!!



"Ummm, no Honey ... that was Loong-S"

 

Haha.. not a horse by any means.. a Tang terracotta tomb guardian.. possibly central asia

 

Tang


Horse


Ummm... did I do this right?

 

Well folks, that's just all....chinese to me : I still don't see anything special, appart from the whole coin is special

Q

 

The point is.. the coin should never have been Chinese to begin with...

 

Well, I just learned that a 'Tang Horse' is not what you'd expect and that 'Chinese Characters' are included on Islamic coins...at least the sign for 'treasure'....

I can't help wondering what the motivation was including the 'character' on that coin?? Any ideas???

 

As per Stephen Album...

"According to the contemporary historian Wassaf, the Ilkhan governor assigned to the Salghurids was chastised for having engraved a Chinese inscription on the coins of Shiraz, removed from his position and sent back to China".

 

A possible reason is due to political play by the Yuan court of Kublai Khan

 

In Feng Shui, horse is used to symbolize movement and power. It is normally used by people who would like to travel.



I used to have a really nice jade one... but, prior marriage, change in life...

 

That would have been magnificent to have such a horse

 

Those are very cool horses, Gandalf ...

Oh, and I feel ya, regarding the ex-wife-life!!



... above is a photo of my ex-wife loading-up her Trojan Horse and heading-off into the sunset with my booty!!

 

ROFL... yup... YOU LOSE! GAME OVER!