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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3585024, member: 98035&quot;]Coin 2</p><p>21mm</p><p>3.94g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956986[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin is very nearly identical to Coin 1, but we can see quite a bit more this time around. The eye here shows as a dot tightly hugged by a semicircular eye socket. The beard is a bit better engraved, and does not sit directly atop the cheek; there is a very slight gap. We can see the ear, which is simply engraved and wears a three-pearl earring, this time with two separate chains directly connected to the lobe, with the third pearl connected to a low-relief chain that convincingly portrays a sense of depth. A fascinating and advanced thing to see on these coins! The hair bun is a six-pointed star. The hat is slightly separated from the rest of the face by a line that may be the top of a heavy brow--the bowl is slanted slightly to the back, but is otherwise a semicircle. We can almost see the Korymbos, but nothing useful for analysis. The wings are small cornucopiae shapes opening downward, and there are two small decorative spurs on either side of the hat bowl. No brim is visible. The shoulder pads are again large clubs outlined with dots, but now we can see a central brooch made of a circle with a dot in the middle. The rear ribbon is visible, and once again does the fascinating loop-de-loop! The upper portion is slanted to fill in as much space as possible between the hair bun and wing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar of this coin is still tall, but this time a bit wider, and the shaft is shorter and takes the form of a cross. The flame is made of neatly ordered rows of dots in a 4-4-3-2-1 pattern, although the top two rows are a bit smaller, either by design, or the celator realizing he was running out of room! The ribbons are much more visible on this coin, and clearly hang in straight lines parallel to the slant of the base. The sun is at the upper left, and is a dot with small rays emanating from it, and the moon is a tiny crescent in the upper left. The attendants have slightly more realistic heads that are upside down tear drops, rather than circles. Each wears a necklace of 5 or 6 pearls, and the breasts again are prominent. The bodies are again quite serpentine, and the herringbones are more visible here, but the bodies still look mostly solid beneath the arm. A hem is visible at the bottom of the dress, but still no legs or feet. As with the previous coin, the inner arm hangs down (although it is larger to match to the increased bowl size), and the outer arm curves smoothly across the stomach.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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