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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 3265602, member: 84744&quot;]As I think you know, I always look forward to your posts, and this fantastic list shows why.&nbsp; The Aretino-ish medal is amazing(!), also for its potential influence on Arcimboldo, I particularly like the artistry on the jeton of Cyparissus, that detail of Babur&#039;s life is fascinating, and I&#039;m very glad you managed to find a replacement for the Evil Emporium Placidia.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t have one already for your gay theme, you&#039;ll want a coin of al-Hakam II, the Umayyad Caliph in al-Andalus from 961-976.&nbsp; He was not only openly gay (amazing for an Islamic ruler), he employed a female mathematician as his personal secretary, was an excellent scholar himself, and his nurturing of knowledge lies in a direct path from antiquity to the Renaissance, your main collecting theme.&nbsp; (But none of this is probably news to you!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]860113[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR dirham of al-Hakam II, AH 356 (=966-7) Medina Azahara mint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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