Magical gem: Male figure (A) voces (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4309
ID-Number:
DE-München-Münzsammlung_s.n.
Collection:
DE_München, Staatliche Münzsammlung
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 22.2.a_5
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
12.3 x 9.8 x 3.2 mm
Iconography:
clothing: mantle; altar; whip; rays (7); gesture, greeting
Logoi:
voces, unidentified
Description: Side A upright oval, lightly convex, side B transverse oval, flat. Shape 6–18. Yellow jasper. Surface abraded, mounted in a modern gilded bronze setting.
A: Helios standing in front of a small altar, crowned with seven rays, holding a flail in his right hand, his left hand raised in greeting. He is nude, save for a mantle thrown over the right elbow.
B: Two lines of Greek inscription in mirror writing: ορβλ|χαχχ → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
Brandt, AGD I, no. 2917.
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CBd-4309. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/4309 on 09-03-2025.
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