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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3772329, member: 98035&quot;]Continuing 1.2.6 we see the attendants further degrade until the lower body becomes just another line parallel to the arm - the die is so oversized for the flan that it is usually difficult to see much of the reverse!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008859[/ATTACH] </p><p>At the end comes 1.2.7; the brow straightens out and the head becomes more boomerang shaped.</p><p>***Here is where we have our first anchor in history - type 1.2.7 was imitated by the North Konkan ruler Chittaraja, who ruled ca. 1022-1035***</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008860[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here we come to series 1.3 - There was an apparent imitation event, and the celatores for series 1.3.1 copied a coin from 1.2.7, but decided to improve upon it; the chin is now connected, and the nostril is now a crescent, not a dot. The large moustache on the cheek has also been dropped.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008858[/ATTACH] </p><p>Somewhere early in 1.3.1 another interesting feature is added - the top flame dot of the fire altar now has a vertical &quot;spire&quot; shooting upwards! Sadly, the top dot is rarely visible on these coins, so it is difficult to sort out exactly how many of these coins do or do not have this feature.</p><p>(And my avatar decided to make a cameo appearance!)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008862[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>From here we have another divergence - In one series we see portraits with a tall vertical head and no facial hair (aside from the highly stylized beard), series 1.3.2 which may be a dead-end. Then in 1.3.3, the celatores decided to add a cute little moustache to the upper lip! Note that my example here has a six pointed hair bun and more than the standard seven dots in the sun - It is entirely possible that this was created as a synthesis between 1.3.1 and earlier coins from late 1.2.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008861[/ATTACH] </p><p>Here I&#039;m still trying to sort things out - the moustache gets more prominent briefly as the coins become more chunkily engraved, then it disappears almost as suddenly as it appeared. The forehead is becoming increasingly curved, and the reverse die is shrinking to fit the flan</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008863[/ATTACH] </p><p>And here we see the end of series 1.3, the portrait is already of the Gadhaiya type, but the flan is small (usually about 14-16mm) and the fire altar base is quite a bit wider than the bowl; another feature of series 1.3. The chin has also become a dot that is barely attached to the cheek.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008865[/ATTACH] </p><p>Now enter series 1.4, the canonical Gadhaiya Paisa. The features were ported over almost verbatim from terminal series 1.4, but the flan has widened considerably and the fire altar base has narrowed to allow the entire reverse die to fit on the flan. This is series 1.4.1.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008864[/ATTACH] </p><p>Moving into 1.4.2, the forehead shrinks into a more familiar shape and we begin to see the differences between each coin become less significant. I call this one the early or large head Orthodox type.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008866[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently not satisfied with not having part of the obverse die cut off, the celatores opted to shrink the portrait to accommodate the entire die on the best-struck coins. This is by far the most common single type of Gadhaiya, the Small Portrait Orthodox type, series 1.4.3.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008867[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>(continued in next post)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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