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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3585009, member: 98035&quot;]1.1.8 Coin 6</p><p>21mm</p><p>3.91g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956981[/ATTACH] </p><p>While the fabric of this coin is not terribly different from the past five, I find it interesting that this was seemingly struck with a much smaller die, perhaps small enough to fit entirely on-flan were it better centered and struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>The portrait is yet a bit more simplified, showing a characteristic Asiatic eye with an unadorned pupil. The nose is quite short, and the nostril hovers midway between the nose and cheek. The lips and chin are large dots, and no mustache is visible. The beard and everything else to the left of the cheek is not visible. The hat bowl takes a conservative semicircular shape with a solid outline and a large dotted brim. The wings are two crescent shapes, only connected at the top. The ribbon is well spaced and straight, although the bottom portion once again curiously assumes a shape reminiscent of the letter Ha.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar is a bit better engraved than is typical; it is tall, not overly wide, and is almost straight. We see the flame seems to follow the canonical 4-3-2-1 shape, although only the bottom two rows are visible. The shaft is a pillar with a central bulge, and the ribbons are a confused jumble of dots. The attendants have medium sized circular heads, a solid necklace, large breasts, jointed arms, and confused herringbone dresses that taper off indistinctly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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