scarab

noun4

1. •
   A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
2. •
   Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
3. •
   A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.

   • The scarab, which is a very small one, Leo had insisted upon having set in a massive gold ring, such as is generally used for signets, and it was this very ring that I now picked up. — 1886
4. •
   (slang) The currency sign ¤.