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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 5222245, member: 74834&quot;]Yes, just like you, I fell in love with this coin type when a seller offered it to me. A large silver coin, it has been rather expensive for years, so I still have only one. Look at that nice mustache! And the whip in the horseman&#039;s hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1216286[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Khwarezm AR tetradrachm king Sawrshafan, about 700 AD. Obv. Head to right (w. mustache and a little beard (a ‘soul patch’), with thick crown (fur hat?), topped with little curls. In the neck three little ringlets. Text in front. Rev. Horseman to right, brandishing a whip with his left hand. Text around in bold lettering, a tamgha at 10 o’clock. 26.5 mm, 2.73 gr. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for coins bought from fellow CoinTalkers, I have been following JAZ for a long time, the auctions of CoinTalk&#039;s house seller, and I bought some nice coins there. </p><p>This is the nicest Ancient (nice pic, too!): </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1216288[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Decentius (350-353), AE maiorina. Obv. Cuirassed bust right, DN DECENTIVS NOB CAES. Rev. Two Victories standing facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X, supported on short column, VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE; SP between figures // RSLG. Lugdunum, 351-353. 20 mm, 4.21 gr, 6h. Reference: RIC VIII 137, p. 187. From the YOC Collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>And this one is a favorite, too, one of the Baroque wonders of numismatics. Look at those clouds, a cloud faithfully rendered on a coin! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1216289[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Papal States. Pope Alexander VIII, 1689-1691. Silvered AE medal, 1690. Obv. Tiaraed bust t.r. with ornate pluviale. On the pluviale, there is a picture of Saint Bruno. HAMERAN in small letters below bust; dotted border. ALEXAN· - VIII·PONT:M:A:I·. Rev. Censer puffing out billows of smoke. SVAVITATE. Sculpted by Giovanni Martino Hamerani (1646-1705). 12h, 31 mm,&nbsp; 16.54 gr. Lovely EF. Ex-Kerry Wetterstrom. Suavitate = Pleasantly. To understand this, read this pope&#039;s biography.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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