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).
Sicily, Kamarina; AE Onkia; gorgoneion/owl with lizard
140,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE12 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,46 |
| Grade: | gVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Calciati vol III, p. 48, 4/1; BMC Sicily p. 40, 41 |
| Commentary: | brown patina, some spots, good details |
Historical Context
405 BC Kamarina was destroyed by Carthaginians and restored only much later in 339 by Timoleon.
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