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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nicholas Molinari, post: 2501131, member: 78411&quot;]I didn&#039;t bid on any coins this time around (though the Iaitas and Metropolis MFBs were among the finest of those types), but I did get this!</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a very early depiction of a man-faced bull head in an ancient gem, described by the auction house as an &quot;abstract demon&quot;.&nbsp; The beard is clear enough, however, and I have no doubt it was intended to represent Acheloios.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d tentatively date it 7th to 6th century, and western Semitic (Cypro-Phoenician most likely).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This was a very important time in the MFB&#039;s journey west and this item was likely owned by one of the mercenaries or seer-healers I talk about in chapter 2.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]530553[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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