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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3961831, member: 82322&quot;]No one knows why Kamarina used the gorgoneion on their coins. “Kamar” means “moon” in Arabic and Maltese. It is possible the gorgoneion is a moon face and this is a punning type.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043551[/ATTACH] </p><p>Sicily, Kamarina, 415?-405 BC, onkia 11.5mm, 1.22 g, 8h</p><p>Obverse: Gorgoneion, upper teeth visible</p><p>Reverse: KAMA; Owl facing left right, holding lizard, standing on line, denomination dot below.</p><p>ex CNG, e-auction 389, January 2017, <a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=327308" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=327308" rel="nofollow">lot 32</a> (Lynn Shea Collection)</p><p><br /></p><p>Kamarina was destroyed by the Carthaginians in 405 BC but it was refounded later. Its complete destruction dates from 853 AD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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