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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2592083, member: 56859"]Ooooh, <i>very</i> nice Kamarina! Great gorgon, well-centered, clear lizard... winner! I want the facing gorgon type to go with my other two.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the owl's little T-Rex arm is really one of the hind legs of the lizard. The owl is holding the lizard with his right leg. I prefer the T-Rex interpretation though <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My two (man... your new Kamarina would look great with mine <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/kamarinatetras-athenaright-owllizard-a-jpg.431264/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>SICILY, Kamarina</b></p><p><b>420-405 BCE</b></p><p>AE tetras, 3.11 gm</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing winged Phrygian helmet; dotted border</p><p>Rev: KAMA (legend from top to bottom), with owl standing left, lizard in talons; three dots in exergue</p><p>Ref: Westermark / Jenkins 202, SNG ANS -., Calciati III No. 39</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/kamarinatetras-athenaleft-owllizard-a-jpg.431261/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>SICILY, Kamarina</b></p><p><b>420-405 BCE</b></p><p>AE tetras, 3.34 gm</p><p>Obv: Large head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet with wings</p><p>Rev: Owl standing left, with lizard in talon; KAMA (retrograde) upward in right field; three dots in exergue</p><p>Ref: Westermark / Jenkins 198 (see FIG. Pl. 35 / 198.24), SNG ANS 1230 Calciati III no. 28/4 (dotted-border type)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2592083, member: 56859"]Ooooh, [I]very[/I] nice Kamarina! Great gorgon, well-centered, clear lizard... winner! I want the facing gorgon type to go with my other two. I think the owl's little T-Rex arm is really one of the hind legs of the lizard. The owl is holding the lizard with his right leg. I prefer the T-Rex interpretation though :D My two (man... your new Kamarina would look great with mine :D) [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/kamarinatetras-athenaright-owllizard-a-jpg.431264/[/IMG] [B]SICILY, Kamarina 420-405 BCE[/B] AE tetras, 3.11 gm Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing winged Phrygian helmet; dotted border Rev: KAMA (legend from top to bottom), with owl standing left, lizard in talons; three dots in exergue Ref: Westermark / Jenkins 202, SNG ANS -., Calciati III No. 39 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/kamarinatetras-athenaleft-owllizard-a-jpg.431261/[/IMG] [B]SICILY, Kamarina 420-405 BCE[/B] AE tetras, 3.34 gm Obv: Large head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet with wings Rev: Owl standing left, with lizard in talon; KAMA (retrograde) upward in right field; three dots in exergue Ref: Westermark / Jenkins 198 (see FIG. Pl. 35 / 198.24), SNG ANS 1230 Calciati III no. 28/4 (dotted-border type)[/QUOTE]
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