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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3585004, member: 98035&quot;]1.1.8 Coin 4</p><p>21mm </p><p>3.75g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956979[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin falls somewhere between coins 2 and 3 in terms of style, and despite the heavy wear, quite a lot of important detail is visible. Once again, the bust is characterized by its prominent Asiatic eye, this time topped by a heavy brow. The nose is somewhat and the nostril is smaller and further away. The lips are both dots, and the chin is not distinct from the necklace. A moustache runs from the top lip under the cheek to the beard. The beard is comprised of two rows of dots. The ear is high, small, and somewhat unusually engraved to simulate the ear canal. It wears the typical three-pearl earring. The hair bun is a pom pom behind the ear. The hat has a wide brim and a small semicircular bowl surrounded by a dotted line. The wings are not visible. The ribbons are poorly engraved: most notably, the lower part of the front ribbon is not smoothly curved, but comprised of five lines meeting at 90 degree angles. The This coin falls somewhere between coins 2 and 3 in terms of style, and despite the heavy wear, quite a lot of important detail is visible. Once again, the bust is characterized by its prominent Asiatic eye, this time topped by a heavy brow. The nose is somewhat longer and the nostril is smaller and further away. The lips are both dots, and the chin is not distinct from the necklace. A mustache runs from the top lip under the cheek to the beard. The beard is comprised of two rows of dots. The ear is high, small, and somewhat unusually engraved to simulate the ear canal. It wears the typical three-pearl earring. The hair bun is a pom pom behind the ear. The hat has a wide brim and a small semicircular bowl surrounded by a dotted line. The wings are not visible. The ribbons are poorly engraved: most notably, the lower part of the front ribbon is not smoothly curved, but comprised of five lines meeting at 90 degree angles. The upper portion of both ribbons are small and cramped around other features of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar is mostly visible on this coin, and is tall and reasonably wide. The flame follows the typical 4-3-2-1 pattern, although the right attendants inner arm merges with the bottom and rightmost fire dot. The shaft is a pillar with an indistinct central decoration and the ribbons are confused piles of dots. The moon is on the upper right, and is a small crescent, the sun is not visible. The attendants have large circular heads, a small solid necklace atop two large breasts. Unusually, their arms are not distinct and merge with the exaggerated herringbones of their dresses, which seem to extend to the end of the die without a hem or legs present.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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