GI93439. Bronze onkia, Westermark-Jenkins, type A, 177; Calciati III, p. 48, 4; BMC Sicily p. 40, 41; HGC 2 552 (R1); SNG Cop -; SNG ANS -, VF/aVF, green patina, earthen deposits, scratches, Kamarina (near Scoglitti, Sicily, Italy) mint, weight 1.053g, maximum diameter 12.7mm, die axis 270
o, 420 - 405 B.C.; obverse facing head of Medusa (gorgoneion), smooth neat hair tied with ribbon, symmetrical locks on forehead, protruding tongue; reverse KAMA (upward on left), owl standing right on right leg, head facing, lizard with head down in left talon, A (control mark) right, one pellet (mark of value) in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection;
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