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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3584979, member: 98035&quot;]1.1.5 Coin 3</p><p>22mm</p><p>3.87g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956955[/ATTACH] </p><p>Here we see a foreshadowing of the portrait type that will come to dominate series 1.2. Although quite rough around the edges, we can see a very tall, thin portrait with highly simplified features but an elegantly and heavily engraved scowling eyebrow. The eye is an unadorned dot sitting snugly within the eye socket. Unlike the previous coins, the nose here is a simple line running from the eyebrow until it is even with the top lip, and the nostril is an unattached dot hovering between the nose and the face. The lips are dots attached to the face, and interestingly, they are not even, giving the impression of a rather severe underbite. The hat sports a very wide brim made up of rows of dots, and the wings are somewhat small and simply engraved. The top of the headgear is moderately wide, short, and sports a small antenna; no orb is visible. The shoulder pads are too weakly struck to determine if they are textured, but interestingly we can see small protrusions beneath them, as if they were intended to portray a sort of cloak or cape tied at the king&#039;s neck? The ribbon is rather simplistic, the lower portion originating from right above the shoulder pad and lazily curving upward to the upper portion, which are three perfectly spaced and parallel lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar is tall and thin, with the base somewhat wider than the bowl or flame. The flame is weakly struck; I cannot comment on its structure. The shaft is mostly a thick line, although there is a bulge or decoration at the middle. The ribbons are strings of dots hanging down from the bowl to the attendants&#039; hands. There is a visible moon at the top left; the top right is indistinct.</p><p><br /></p><p>The attendants are a bit unusual. The head is large and ovoid, with what appears to be a nose and/or mouth, but otherwise no visible facial features. The necklace is quite prominent, and the breasts are large and prominently engraved. The body is a single curving line with dots placed along its length; no herringbones! The dress forks at the end, but no legs are visible. The arm is long and curves smoothly at the elbow, with a dot representing the hand. The fire altar-side arm originates at the bottom line of the bowl and follows the curvature tightly before terminating at the top line.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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