Onyx gem: Figure with radiate crown and trident, Greek inscription

PP-ID:

PP-4313

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE-München-Münzsammlung_2921

Collection:

München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Collection Inventory:

2921

Reference Numbers:

CBd, no. 4313

Material:

onyx (banded)

Dimensions:

33.8 x 21.6 x 7.6 mm

Iconography:

male figure; kilt; mantle; crown, unspecified; rays; thunderbolt; trident; object, unidentified

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; sign, unidentified; Ἣλιος

Brown, black and white banded onyx. Upright oval, side A convex, side B flat. (Shape 2). Intact.
Acquired through the antiquities trade in Istanbul.

Side A: Figure in kilt, head topped with a crown of rays, with a trident in his right hand and a thunderbolt in his left. Unidentified sign/object on the right, below the thunderbolt. In the free field to the right of the figure from top to bottom, Greek inscription with letters in mirror writing: συοελκοιλη → of Ἡλιοκλῆς.
Side B: Undecorated.

Selected bibliography
• Brandt, AGD I >>, no. 2921.