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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3585026, member: 98035&quot;]Coin 3</p><p>21mm</p><p>3.61g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]956987[/ATTACH] </p><p>Another that initially appears to be more of the same old thing, but there are still important differences. Again the head is tall and almost seems to merge with the hat. Like on the last coin, we can see the eye engraved as a dot tightly hugged by a semicircular socket, and this time we can see a curved brow above it! The beard is completely worn away to give the jaw a bumpy outline. The ear again is large and somewhat simple, and this time has a visible dot on the ear lobe. Like the previous coin, there are three pearls attached to three chains, but this time the middle chain is engraved in the same relief as the others. The hair bun is a large circle with six rays coming from it. The ribbon unfortunately is somewhat worn; there are two faint lines near the lips of the portrait, but I cannot tell if those are intentional, or flan defects. The lower portion is a typical reversed S shape, and the upper portion is well engraved and horizontal. The rear is about the same, but slightly curved toward the head. The wings are again cornucopiae shapes, but seem to be almost an extension of the ribbon. No brim is visible. There are two small pellets on either side of the hat, rather than spurs as on the last coin. The Korymbos is almost visible, but obscured by a crack in the flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire altar is nearly the same as on the last coin, but here the flame is a messy, almost solid shape with only a few haphazard dots visible. The sun is somewhat visible in the upper left, and the moon is a medium sized crescent in the upper right. The ribbons are straight lines of dots that run parallel to the base. The attendants have large, off-round heads and necklaces made of maybe six fine, tightly clustered pearls. The breasts are large and prominent, and beneath them are two large herringbones. Beneath the arm, the dress seems to be truncated into a skirt, as on 1.1.9.1. No legs are visible beneath the skirt. Again, the inner arm hangs down, and the outer arm curves gracefully across the stomach.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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