Alexis said:

“I doubt that meteorite worship was common among Greeks and Romans any more than the worship of Hanuman (a Hindu monkey deity) is common among Americans.”

You would be surprised. One of my hobbies is collecting ancient coins. It’s quite common to see the depiction of a temple or religious object on the reverse of an ancient coin (similar to the Lincoln memorial on the back of the penny). Typically one sees a cult statue inside the temple (like Lincoln’s statue inside his memorial) or an isolated statue, e.g. Zeus sitting on a throne or Apollo standing. If an egg or conical shaped object is depicted inside a temple or on a cart then it is normally assumed to be a holy meteorite. There were a bunch of meteorite cults in the ancient world. It’s reasonable, since if a person actually found a meteorite after it impacted the ground then the logical place to send the stone would be the local temple, e.g. it’s a “gift” from Zeus, blessing the local village. The ‘betyl’ that attracted Elagabalus’ attention is merely the most famous ancient example. It’s humorous and little pathetic that the Moslems are still doing this with the Kaba.