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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3584986, member: 98035&quot;]1.1.6 - Line Style 1 - Large head with round cheek</p><p><br /></p><p>A relatively common coin for this series, the artistry here takes a sharp turn as the die is engraved almost entirely in line etchings; the cheek and shoulder pads being the only exception. Individual specimens show surprisingly little variance, which is unusual for series 1.1.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consideration points for this series:</p><p>- The obverse and reverse dies are engraved almost entirely in line etchings; almost no relief is present on the coin.</p><p>- The portrait is large, well-proportioned, and powerful</p><p>- Just about the only part of the coin in relief is the king&#039;s cheek, which is a large solid circle that hovers without touching any other part of the face.</p><p>- The eye is a dot, set within a circular eye socket. A line trails from the back of the socket, perhaps trying to indicate a more &quot;Hunnic&quot; (e.g. Eastern Asian) eye.</p><p>- There is a long, thin, delicately engraved mustache that runs from the top lip and follows the curvature of the cheek without touching either the cheek or the beard.</p><p>- The fire altar is tall, wide, and the flames are comprised of both more rows of dots (about 5-7 rows) with up to 9 dots in the bottom row.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type is published and widely known. Maheshwari proposes these as the origination point of the Gadhaiya Paisa, although I suspect they are a dead-end in the evolutionary tree. More on that later.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.1.6 Coin 1</p><p>23mm</p><p>3.98g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956966[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is, believe it or not, remarkably complete for this type, although it is slightly double-struck. The head is large and powerful, although lifeless. The eye presents as an open circle with a clearly visible line pointing toward the back of the head, and is topped by a small eyebrow. The nose is a short line that descends from the eyebrow down at about a 45 degree angle, and the nostril is a small dot that hovers behind the tip. The lips are two dots below the nostril, as is the chin below the lips. the moustache is delicately engraved, and shows the double strike most clearly. The double strike has caused the beard dots to merge into a single thick bumpy line. The ear is small and sits at the top of the head, the typical 3-pearl earring descending from the lobe. The hair bun is a small star behind the earring. The hat is small and domed, the brim extending to the edge of the die on either side, and the small wings barely visible above that. If you really squint, you can somewhat make out the orb above the hat. The shoulder pads are large club shapes outlined by a tight line of dots. The ribbon originates from the shoulder pads on both sides, and swirls up to a small upper portion on both sides.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar here is quite prominent, and we can see at least six rows of flame dots, with no less than seven dots at the bottom row. The shaft is a thin, unadorned line, and the ribbon is a dotted line that sags dramatically in the middle and is held by both attendants. The sun is a six or seven-pointed star above the fire altar to the left.</p><p><br /></p><p>The left attendant is somewhat clearly visible; she is tall, thin, has an elongated head that extends beyond the die border, and her necklace curiously extends all the way up until it touches the star. The arm joins sharply at the elbow. The dress is thin behind the arm, but spreads out to a dramatic hem right above the legs, which are barely discernible as two lines beneath the dress.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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