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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NewStyleKing, post: 4639204, member: 106483&quot;]Beatyl&#039;s ?</p><p><b>Athens New Style Tetradrachm c 84/3 BC</b></p><p>Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet</p><p>28 mm 16.47 gm Thompson issue 81 Thompson catalogue: Obs 1160 ? Rev: NEW</p><p>Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic</p><p>Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora</p><p>on which month mark B control [] below</p><p>2 magistrates : KLEOPHANES EPITHETHES</p><p>RF symbol : Beatyl with Fillets</p><p>All surrounded by an olive wreath</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/23982/Savoca_15th_28052017_800_X__resisze_Beatyl_with_Fillets.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beatyl&#039;s are fascinating-why not worship a rock especially one than seems to have fallen from the heavens. The most famous is that bit of the Ka&#039;ba in Mecca ( but some say it is not part of a meteorite), and the Emessa&nbsp; stone of Elagabalus fame. There is supposed to an &quot;original&quot; Beatyl in a museum somewhere.</p><p>I believe that this Beatyl has something to do with Apollo but not to be confused with the Ompholos? </p><p>Something with FILLETS are sacred-of/for the gods- often found with wands,thyrsos, cornucopia and sacrificial beasts.</p><p>Anyone care to expand on Beatys and fillets?</p><p><br /></p><p>NEXT more Beatyls[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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