Description: Upright oval, both faces convex. Shape 2–3. Yellow agate. Intact. From Beirut.
A: Nude male figure with an inscribed body, wearing a crown and holding a pole or schematic snake in his right hand and a crown in his left hand. Greek inscription on the crown on the head of the figure: ιαω → Ἰάω. On the head: ιεου|ιαη ιαε|ριεω → vocales and unidentified voces. On the right arm: ων|ηω|ιυα|ι → vocales and unidentified voces.On the left arm: ιαε|ουι|ωε|ια → vocales. On the body of the figure: ιαεωου|αενοβυμ|εωομαω|ουιασουι|δ̣α̣μιουια|εω.ω → vocales and unidentified voces. On the right leg: ιηω|ουο|ιαε|ω → vocales. On the left leg: οιου|εαυω|ιι̣ιου|εη → vocales. On the 'snake': φρ|ηφ|ορα|ζαμ|αμο|υλα|λα|βρα|σαξ|θω|ουθ → voces including Φρῆ, Ἀβρασάξ and a variant of Θώθ.
B: Lion striding in profile to left.
Bibliography
De Ridder 1911, no. 3469.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3704
The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3704