Magical gem: Anguipes, star, voces (A) Helios, stars, voces (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4305
ID-Number:
DE-München-Münzsammlung_s.n.
Collection:
DE_München, Staatliche Münzsammlung
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 22.2.d_4
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
27 x 18 x 6.5 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; stars (12); weapon: armour; weapon: shield; whip; gesture, greeting; Helios; clothing: mantle; rays (5)
Divine Names & Voces:
Φρῆ and variants; σεμεσειλαμ and variants
Logoi:
Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, variants
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green and red jasper with yellow flecks (heliotrope). Lower half missing.
A: Helios crowned with five rays, wearing a mantle, holding a whip in his left hand and and raising his right hand in greeting. In the free field: twelve stars. Greek inscription along the edge: [---]φρηναβλανα[---] → voces including Φρῆ and a part of Ἀβλαναθαναλβα.
B: Cock-headed Anguipes in armour, the left hand holding a round shield, the right hand clutching a whip. The snake-legs are in the lacuna. In the free field: twelve stars. Greek inscription along the edge: [---]εσειλ[---] → part of σεμεσειλαμ (?).
Bibliography
Brandt, AGD I, no. 2911.
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CBd-4305. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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