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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3584976, member: 98035&quot;]Series 1.1.5 - Uncertain Intermediate &amp; Late Types</p><p><br /></p><p>Admittedly another junk bucket category - This series is littered with one-off coins that are different enough from the other, established categories (as well as one another, usually) that they evade a more precise categorization. These are distinct from Series 1.1.2 in that:</p><p><br /></p><p>- The portrait is usually of lesser artistic merit, and is at least passingly similar to 1.1.4 or 1.1.5</p><p>- The portrait usually has a beard</p><p>- The attendants tend to be more stylized and less realistic</p><p><br /></p><p>1.1.5 Coin 1</p><p>24mm</p><p>4.05g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956952[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin I feel most closely draws its inspiration from 1.1.3. We can see a face that is stylized, but not yet abstracted. Of particular note, the cheek is solid, but tapers off to a point, and the nose, while fully in relief, is separated from the head in a way that reminds of a Mr. Potato Head toy. The beard hovers an awkward distance from the cheek. The eye and headgear unfortunately are obscured by a flat strike. The ear is large, well, engraved, and sports a three-pearl earring, with a star standing in for the hair bun behind it. The shoulder pads here are textured clubs attached to a central brooch beneath the portrait. The bottom portion of the front ribbon is visible, and presents as an elaborately curving pair of two parallel lines. Curiously, the rear ribbon lacks this detail, and is a single line swirl crammed in between the hair bun and the die border.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar here is notable for its exceptionally wide base that merges with the flame to become a diamond shape. The shaft presents almost like a spear head shape, and the base is mostly obscured by the striking issues. The ribbons are tightly clustered strings of dots hanging from the bowl and sagging on their way to the attendants. We can see a delicately engraved crescent moon above to the right, but the sun is mostly obscured by the striking issues - if anything, it seems to present as a large X shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>The right attendant here is exceptional in that she appears to have a face:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956953[/ATTACH] </p><p>The thorn dress is extremely prominent here, although it flattens out a bit beneath the arm. The dress forks at the bottom, but the legs are just two dots! The arm is medium length, meeting sharply at the elbow. Curiously, there are three dots at the shoulder; perhaps indicating a sort of shoulder pad or other decoration?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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