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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3584982, member: 98035&quot;]1.1.5 Coin 6</p><p>21mm</p><p>3.84g[ATTACH=full]956963[/ATTACH] </p><p>Another curiosity that could only go in a junk bin category. Struck on a much smaller flan, the portrait here seems to be of slightly more naturalistic proportions, although it is still stylized in its own way. The portrait has an almost squarish cheek with a solid jaw that slopes downward, giving a more youthful and less masculine overall appearance. The eye is a dash rather than a dot, and sits in the middle of a rather large eye socket. The nose is a straight line, with a dot hovering behind it to represent the nostril. The lips are detached from the face, and are two dashes. There is no indication of any facial hair. The hat is especially notable for having a decorative swirl - a rather unusual feature. The wings are weakly struck, but fairly large and seem to follow after series 1.1.3. The brim of the hat is wide, although it is unclear whether it extends to the edge of the die. The antenna is present on this coin, although it is intersected by a crescent. The ribbon originates from the edge of the die in front of the shoulder pads, and makes a rather simple C-shaped curve before meeting the upper portion, which is tightly packed and leaning slightly toward the bust.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar is a bit more conventional, although the flames are not clear. The shaft is made of a pillar, and the ribbon seems to extend down past the attendant&#039;s arm on the left. A small crescent moon is present at the top left.</p><p><br /></p><p>The attendants have reverted to the tall oval head with thin, curved bodies adorned with a dress of conservatively sized thorns, which flares out at the bottom. The arm is medium length, and curves at the elbow. The altar-side arm curves with the bowl, with the part that ought to be the shoulder resting atop the hand of the other arm, and the hand meeting where the shoulder ought to be. Whether this was intentional, or sloppy engraving, it is clear by this point that the celatores no longer understood the original purpose of the altar-side arm which is meant to gesture toward/salute the flames[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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