Sicily, Kamarina; AE Onkia; gorgoneion/owl with lizard
Description:
Sicily, Kamarina, 425 - 405 BC. AE Onkia. Facing gorgon head, tongue protruding / KAMA; owl standing right, grasping lizard in talons, pellet in exergue (off flan).
Diameter:
AE12 mm
Weight:
1,46 g
Grade:
gVF/aVF
Attribution:
Calciati vol III, p. 48, 4/1; BMC Sicily p. 40, 41
Commentary:
brown patina, some spots, good details
History:
405 BC Kamarina was destroyed by Carthaginians and restored only much later in 339 BC by Timoleon.
Article Number:
037-05-01-41652