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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3585015, member: 98035&quot;]1.1.9.1 Coin 2</p><p>20mm</p><p>3.99g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956983[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin is quite different from the first, and is placed here only by virtue of its reverse. Perhaps the most notable feature of this coin is the face, which is mostly solid, with hollowed out parts to hold the facial features. The eye is large, unadorned, and sits in a hollow socket beneath a heavy brow that joins directly to the nose. The nostril is a tiny dot between the nose and upper cheek. The lips and chin are dots, and the mustache is large, angular, and runs into a cavity hollowed out of the cheek. The beard is mostly worn away, but we can see some of it near the ear. The ear is large, simple, and wears the usual three-pearl earring. The hair bun is a large pom pom behind the earring. The hat has a large semicircular bowl surrounded by a solid outline, and interestingly has no brim, just like the first coin. The wings are medium sized, simply engraved cornucopiae. Teh bottom portion of the ribbon is engraved in two parallel lines and stylishly curved; the front originates from the lips, and the back from between the hair bun and ear! The upper portion of the ribbons are small, well-spaced, and engraved at a slant, more like the original Peroz than the majority of these Indian imitations. The shoulder pads are visible as solid clubs beneath the neck and necklace.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar is narrow, short, and seems to be well-engraved, although wear obscures much of it. The fire is too worn to make out except for a few dots. The shaft is a simple pillar, and the ribbons are short lines flanking it, once again running from the bottom of the bowl to the top of the base. The sun and moon are not visible. The attendants have large circular heads, small solid necklaces, prominent breasts, long jointed arms, and a skirt made of 2-3 herringbones in a crescent shape, and short legs protruding from the bottom.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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