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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3584950, member: 98035&quot;]1.1.2 - &quot;Hun&quot; Profile</p><p><br /></p><p>This is admittedly a junk bin category. Pretty much the only common factor of these coins is that the portrait is different and distinctly &quot;Hunnic&quot;, that is, Iranian or Central Asian. These tend to show a higher degree of artistic skill and flair, and often the portrait sports a large nose and no beard. There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to the placement of these coins within this sub-series, since there is no logical progression from any Point A to Point B.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.1.2 Coin 1</p><p>22mm</p><p>4.15g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956928[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is a real stand-out; both uncommonly realistic for any Indian-made Peroz prototype, and also of a very deliberate style. Here the whole portrait sits very large and well-centered on the coin, characterized by a pointed nose, small downward-sloping moustache, and heavy, squared, bearded jaw. The eye unfortunately is obscured by an area of flat-strike, as is the upper head gear. The shoulders are much larger than typical for this series, and give the impression that the textured shoulder pads might in fact be a sort of cape attached at a brooch at the chest. The neck is large and thick; the beaded necklace quite prominent. The ear is large, slightly pointed, and adorned by a three-pearl earring. What we can see of the hat indicates a sort of textured helmet flanked by small wings, and the brim extends on either side to the edge of the die - a single line of dots. The ribbons are large and carefully arranged to fill the empty space in front of and behind the portrait, but the bottom portion of the ribbon seems to extend from the top portion, touch the shoulder pads, and then trail off the die. The hair bun is a large, 8 or 9-rayed star behind the portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>The most prominent feature of the reverse is a tall, somewhat tilted fire altar with a very short, squat flame of indistinct dots. It is difficult to tell whether or not the reverse suffers from a double strike, but the shaft appears as a thin tall column with a central decoration or bulge. A small moon is crammed in the upper left; the upper right is not entirely clear, but I suspect it is a second moon.</p><p><br /></p><p>The attendants display the typical thorn dress, curved sharply backward and with prominent breasts. Interestingly, the dress becomes indistinct past the arm, and there seem to be small dots for the legs. Each attendant wears a necklace with six beads, and has a long, smoothly curving arm. Of very great importance, the left attendant&#039;s second arm bends at an elbow - the only such detail I have seen on these coins! The left attendant also has something resembling a face, as well as a few stray dots at the top of the head - perhaps some sort of hairdo?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956930[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The right attendant similarly has intriguing features, almost appearing to have a realistic face looking away from the flame:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956931[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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