Heliotrope gem: Cock-headed Anguipes (A) Ἰάω, star, crescent (B)

PP-ID:

PP-4301

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE-München-Münzsammlung_A. 2351

Collection:

München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Collection Inventory:

2907 (A. 2351)

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.b_17; CBd, no. 4301

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

18.1 × 14.3 × 3.9 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; armour; shield; whip; star; moon, crescent

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Green and red jasper (heliotrope); upright oval, both faces flat. (Shape 8–9). Edge slightly chipped.
Acquired through the antiquities market in Rome.

Side A: Cock-headed Anguipes in armour, with whip in his raised right hand, the left hidden behind a round shield. Illegible letters and an α in the free field around the figure.
Side B: Six-pointed star, crescent and one line of Greek inscription: ιαω → Ἰάω.