Dict: easton - Sardine stone
easton:
Sardine stone
@ kjv@Revelation:4:3, R.V., "sardius;" Heb. 'odhem; LXX., Gr. sardion, from a root meaning "red"), a gem of a blood-red colour. It was called "sardius" because obtained from Sardis in Lydia. It is enumerated among the precious stones in the high priest's breastplate kjv@Exodus:28:17 kjv@Exodus:39:10). It is our red carnelian.