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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 448083, member: 5833&quot;]You&#039;re getting downright scary, you know that?!&nbsp; You had more faith in the job I made of it so far than I did myself.&nbsp; It is undoubtedly he, a real Renaissance man: archeologist, military man, mint master, library director.&nbsp; Not too surprising there is a discrepancy in the date of birth.&nbsp; Uncertainty about life dates is common enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next question is whether style of script &amp; use of Old Style dates indicates the stone itself is old, or merely copied from another that was.&nbsp; It is only about an inch high; the nose is chipped &amp; there are a couple of fine cracks running through the figure that do not break through to the back.&nbsp; He was probably in a ring at one time; size &amp; nature of damage are characteristic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I asked a friend to look at the inscription.&nbsp; She is a professor at the University of Milan.&nbsp; Her academic field is archeology &amp; she can tell you all about ancient thin-walled pottery, but she also loves engraved gems, and has published a number of books &amp; papers on the subject.&nbsp; She declared it nonsense &amp; advised against buying it.&nbsp; For $10, did anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hi Fig, thanks for adding your knowledge.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Would the initials be consistent with Imperial Public Library?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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