Hexaplex trunculus degrades, resulting in blue only. Nonetheless, archeologists have confirmed Hexaplex trunculus as the species used to create the purple-blue dye; large numbers of shells were recovered from inside ancient live-storage chambers that were used for harvesting. Apparently, 10- to 12,000 murex yielded only one gram of dye. Because of this, the dye was highly prized. Also known as "Royal Purple", it was prohibitively expensive and was only used by the highest ranking aristocracy. A similar dye, "Tyrian purple", which is purple-red in color, was made from a related species of marine snail, "Murex brandaris". This dye (alternatively known as "imperial
Tony Dye Tony Dye Anthony Scott "Tony" Dye (born February 11, 1990) is a former American football free safety. He played college football at UCLA. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2012. After missing the entire 2012 season due to injury, Dye saw action in just one game the following year, scoring a touchdown for Cincinnati on a 24-yard return of a blocked punt in what would prove to be the only game of his NFL career. Dye is now the defensive coordinator for the Norco High School Varsity football team in Norco, California. Anthony