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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3602232, member: 98035"]<b>1.2.1 - Early type with full attendant body</b></p><p><br /></p><p>In my mind, there is little question that these are a continuation of the preceding series 1.1. They are of sloppy workmanship characteristic of late in that series, and are on large, thin flans. Key features to distinguish them:</p><p><br /></p><p>- The portrait is tall, thin, sloppily engraved, and to me seems to resemble a Mr. Potato Head toy more than the human form. A fair range of styles can be found, but all are along these lines.</p><p>- There is no longer any semblance of a "Hat", although the brim and wings are retained in a vestigial manner</p><p>- The attendants are fully present with a body and legs, but the "dress" (really just a thin line at this point) is completely devoid of the "thorns" except possibly at the extreme bottom.</p><p>- The fire altar's ribbon is now two parallel rows of dots that run down to the rim of the die.</p><p>- The shaft of the fire altar has ceased to resemble a pillar and now presents as a star.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1.2.1 Coin 1</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]964065[/ATTACH] </p><p>22mm</p><p>4.00g</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite the reasonably well-engraved reverse, this coin is not a looker!</p><p><br /></p><p>The portrait honestly resembles a pickle more than anything; the head is exceptionally long and thin, and barely changes thickness from the top of the head until the bottom of the cheek. There is a worn but prominent eyebrow that connects the straight nose to the head. The eye is an unadorned dot hovering between the nose and the head. The nose is a straight line that descends at roughly a 45 degree angle, and the nostril is a dot hovering directly under the eye. The lips and chin are all dots hovering beneath the nostril, and we can faintly see a long curvy moustache running from the upper lip and down the cheek. The hat has degraded to a slightly bent line of dots that runs from one end of the die, over the head (where it bends at a very shallow angle) and then on to the other end of the die. The wings are two downward-facing cornucopiae shapes, and we can see the korymbos presenting as a large crescent with a dot in the middle. The ear is large and simply engraved, and the hair bun, while only partially visible, is a star behind the ear. We can barely discern the lower portion of either ribbon, but the top portion are large and evenly spaced, although the front ribbon is straight while the rear is slanted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Contrasting the obverse, the reverse of this coin is one of the more attractive found in this series. The fire altar is especially tall and wide; a feature commonly seen throughout series 1.2. We can see the flames as ordered dots, although only a few dots are visible. The shaft is simpler than most in this series, and presents as a tall + shape; not quite yet a star. The ribbons are double rows of dots hanging as a single row from the bottom line of the fire altar bowl to the crossbar of the shaft, where it splits into two. The outer row runs onto the attendants' dresses. The sun is on the upper left, and is a single small dot surrounded by seven equally sized dots in a rough circle. The moon is not visible. The attendant on the left is the only one that is visible, and she is quite strikingly styled. Her head is an oval, and she wears a solid crescent necklace. Her two breasts are prominent, and her body is a solid line originating beneath the breasts and terminating in a hem made of two downward-facing crescents. Two small vertical lines make her legs. Her outer arm is especially long, jointed sharply at the elbow, and crosses over her to hold the ribbon at the middle. Her inner arm originates about at the necklace and reaches down the length of the fire altar bowl to the top of the ribbon.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3602232, member: 98035"][B]1.2.1 - Early type with full attendant body[/B] In my mind, there is little question that these are a continuation of the preceding series 1.1. They are of sloppy workmanship characteristic of late in that series, and are on large, thin flans. Key features to distinguish them: - The portrait is tall, thin, sloppily engraved, and to me seems to resemble a Mr. Potato Head toy more than the human form. A fair range of styles can be found, but all are along these lines. - There is no longer any semblance of a "Hat", although the brim and wings are retained in a vestigial manner - The attendants are fully present with a body and legs, but the "dress" (really just a thin line at this point) is completely devoid of the "thorns" except possibly at the extreme bottom. - The fire altar's ribbon is now two parallel rows of dots that run down to the rim of the die. - The shaft of the fire altar has ceased to resemble a pillar and now presents as a star. [B]1.2.1 Coin 1[/B] [ATTACH=full]964065[/ATTACH] 22mm 4.00g Despite the reasonably well-engraved reverse, this coin is not a looker! The portrait honestly resembles a pickle more than anything; the head is exceptionally long and thin, and barely changes thickness from the top of the head until the bottom of the cheek. There is a worn but prominent eyebrow that connects the straight nose to the head. The eye is an unadorned dot hovering between the nose and the head. The nose is a straight line that descends at roughly a 45 degree angle, and the nostril is a dot hovering directly under the eye. The lips and chin are all dots hovering beneath the nostril, and we can faintly see a long curvy moustache running from the upper lip and down the cheek. The hat has degraded to a slightly bent line of dots that runs from one end of the die, over the head (where it bends at a very shallow angle) and then on to the other end of the die. The wings are two downward-facing cornucopiae shapes, and we can see the korymbos presenting as a large crescent with a dot in the middle. The ear is large and simply engraved, and the hair bun, while only partially visible, is a star behind the ear. We can barely discern the lower portion of either ribbon, but the top portion are large and evenly spaced, although the front ribbon is straight while the rear is slanted. Contrasting the obverse, the reverse of this coin is one of the more attractive found in this series. The fire altar is especially tall and wide; a feature commonly seen throughout series 1.2. We can see the flames as ordered dots, although only a few dots are visible. The shaft is simpler than most in this series, and presents as a tall + shape; not quite yet a star. The ribbons are double rows of dots hanging as a single row from the bottom line of the fire altar bowl to the crossbar of the shaft, where it splits into two. The outer row runs onto the attendants' dresses. The sun is on the upper left, and is a single small dot surrounded by seven equally sized dots in a rough circle. The moon is not visible. The attendant on the left is the only one that is visible, and she is quite strikingly styled. Her head is an oval, and she wears a solid crescent necklace. Her two breasts are prominent, and her body is a solid line originating beneath the breasts and terminating in a hem made of two downward-facing crescents. Two small vertical lines make her legs. Her outer arm is especially long, jointed sharply at the elbow, and crosses over her to hold the ribbon at the middle. Her inner arm originates about at the necklace and reaches down the length of the fire altar bowl to the top of the ribbon.[/QUOTE]
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