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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Factor, post: 8316124, member: 96413&quot;]Not that uncommon on Levantine coins but still quite bizarre looking object, Baetyl:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472457[/ATTACH] </p><p>Elagabalus (218-222). Arabia, Bostra. Æ (17mm, 3.69g, 6h). Laureate head r. R/ Baetyl of Dusares between two objects on table, all on altar with stairs; shown in perspective. Spijkerman 44; SNG ANS 1216. Rare, VF</p><p><br /></p><p>Baetylus (also Baetyl, Bethel, or Betyl, from Semitic bet el &quot;house of god&quot;; compare Bethel, Beit El) are sacred stones that were supposedly endowed with life, or gave access to a deity. According to ancient sources, at least some of these objects of worship were meteorites, which were dedicated to the gods or revered as symbols of the gods themselves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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