Protected by Masked Men

Last week's riddle and answer:

I am greater than God
worse than Satan
Dead people eat me
When people eat me, they die

Answer:
"Nothing"

Way to go, Amanda, who nailed it.  And though there were not many comments, I like to think that a few others took it with them and considered it now and then.  Probably solved it, too, without doing so publically.



For today's:

I am protected by masked men
Yet stolen all the time
I am anchored on a diamond
And stepped upon by nine