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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3159905, member: 56859"]Ancient coins depicting various sacred stones would be an interesting set to collect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a webpage devoted to them:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/baetyl_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/baetyl_coins.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/baetyl_coins.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That page is part of a larger site hosted by Forum Ancient Coins, called "<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/ancientcoins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/ancientcoins.html" rel="nofollow">What I Like About Ancient Coins</a>" and it is the handiwork of Bill Welch. I don't think I've met Bill but if he is a CoinTalk member or lurker I want to say <b>thank you</b> for such an interesting and fun ancient coin website!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for sacred stones or baetyls, I have a few, with many more on the perpetual "get one" list.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalussacredstone-rt-jpg.574868/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Elagabalus</b></p><p>AR denarius, 19.4 mm, 3.5 gm</p><p>Antioch, CE 218-219</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: SANCT DEO SOLI / ELAGABAL, Quadriga right, <b>bearing sacred baetyl of Emesa</b>, flanked by four parasols</p><p>Ref: RIC IV 195</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_f1c7411f7da140f1b37c8bba69f5a189.jpg_srb_p_1000_509_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&hash=886f2f8ecf1244ee353b4096aadfbfea" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trebonianus Gallus</b></p><p>CE 251-253</p><p>Æ dichalkon, 25 mm, 13.39 gm, 6h</p><p>Obv: IMP C C VIBIVS TREBO GALLVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: COL TYRO METR[O?]; <b>serpent-entwined baetyl</b>; murex shell to left, palm tree to right</p><p>Ref: RPC IX online 1961; Rouvier 2476; Babelon 2296; AUB –; BMC –.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-syria-emesa-tif-jpg.658108/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>AD 138-161</p><p>Æ24, 12.06 gm, 11h</p><p>Obv: Laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Eagle, holding wreath in beak, standing right, head left, on <b>baetyl of El-Gabal</b></p><p>Ref: SNG Copenhagen 309 (Γ in right field of rev.); SNG München 811 var. (Є in right field of rev.); BMC 1-7 (various letters on rev.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3159905, member: 56859"]Ancient coins depicting various sacred stones would be an interesting set to collect. Here's a webpage devoted to them: [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/baetyl_coins.html[/url] That page is part of a larger site hosted by Forum Ancient Coins, called "[URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/ancientcoins.html']What I Like About Ancient Coins[/URL]" and it is the handiwork of Bill Welch. I don't think I've met Bill but if he is a CoinTalk member or lurker I want to say [B]thank you[/B] for such an interesting and fun ancient coin website! As for sacred stones or baetyls, I have a few, with many more on the perpetual "get one" list. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalussacredstone-rt-jpg.574868/[/IMG] [B]Elagabalus[/B] AR denarius, 19.4 mm, 3.5 gm Antioch, CE 218-219 Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right Rev: SANCT DEO SOLI / ELAGABAL, Quadriga right, [B]bearing sacred baetyl of Emesa[/B], flanked by four parasols Ref: RIC IV 195 [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/[/url] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_f1c7411f7da140f1b37c8bba69f5a189.jpg_srb_p_1000_509_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&hash=886f2f8ecf1244ee353b4096aadfbfea[/IMG] [B]PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trebonianus Gallus[/B] CE 251-253 Æ dichalkon, 25 mm, 13.39 gm, 6h Obv: IMP C C VIBIVS TREBO GALLVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right Rev: COL TYRO METR[O?]; [B]serpent-entwined baetyl[/B]; murex shell to left, palm tree to right Ref: RPC IX online 1961; Rouvier 2476; Babelon 2296; AUB –; BMC –. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-syria-emesa-tif-jpg.658108/[/IMG] [B]SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. Antoninus Pius[/B] AD 138-161 Æ24, 12.06 gm, 11h Obv: Laureate head right Rev: Eagle, holding wreath in beak, standing right, head left, on [B]baetyl of El-Gabal[/B] Ref: SNG Copenhagen 309 (Γ in right field of rev.); SNG München 811 var. (Є in right field of rev.); BMC 1-7 (various letters on rev.)[/QUOTE]
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