Monumentum
Intaglio with Tauroctony and Lion with bee
This intaglio portrays Mithra slaying the bull on one side, and a lion with a bee, around seven stars, and inscription, on the other.
Intaglio of Mithras from Firenze. Lion side.
The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database
Intaglio of Mithras from Firenze. Tauroctony side.
The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database
Engraving from De deo Sole invicto Mithra commentatio, Johann Gottfried Eichhorn.
The New Mithraeum
1 Nov 2022
Updated on Nov 2023
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Obverse: Mithras to the l. kills the bull, whose tail ends in corn-ears. The dog, snake and scorpion. Cautes (r) and Cautopates (l). In the upper corners: the bust of Sol in radiate crown and with whip (r) ; the, bust of Luna in crescent (l). In the field: eight stars. In the l. part: a cross within a radiate crown - a sort of horn - dart - eagle with outstretched wings - caduceus - thunderbolt. In the r. part: raven - dagger - harpè - palmbranch with a death’s head in its centre.
Reverse: Lion
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