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Ancient bronze coin of an owl holding a lizard from Kamarina Sicily 413-405 BC 18kt gold pendant with enhancer bail
Ancient bronze Owl coin from Kamarina Sicily 413-405 BC 18kt gold pendant with enhancer bail
Ancient bronze coin of an owl holding a lizard from Kamarina Sicily 413-405 BC 18kt gold pendant with enhancer bail
Ancient bronze coin back with a gorgon from Kamarina Sicily 413-405 BC 18kt gold pendant with enhancer bail
Ancient Greek bronze coin with Owl and Gorgon Kamarina Sicily Certificate 413-405 BC

Greek Kamarina Owl 413-405 BC Bronze (027)

Sale price$2,200.00
Description

Ancient bronze coin of an owl, looking forward, holding a lizard in its talon.  

On the back of the pendant is a Gorgon, a symbol in ancient Greece that was used to ward off evil.

One of a kind with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Size and Materials

Dated: 413-405 BC

Bronze coin is 18mm in a handmade 18kt recycled gold mount and enhancer bail. 

Story
The Owl holds special powers; Wisdom, intelligence, the ability to see through deception, defender of truth and honor, the owl is also a protector against negative energies. In Ancient Greece the symbol of a Gorgon was used to ward off evil.  The symbol was placed on doors, walls, floors, shields, coins, and tombstones.  Zeus and Athena were said to wear shields with the image of a Gorgon as protection. Kamarina, an ancient city of Sicily, Southern Italy. Its remains are today in the municipality of Ragusa.  An ally of Athens in 427 BC, it was destroyed by the Carthaginians in 405 BC.
Description

Ancient bronze coin of an owl, looking forward, holding a lizard in its talon.  

On the back of the pendant is a Gorgon, a symbol in ancient Greece that was used to ward off evil.

One of a kind with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Size and Materials

Dated: 413-405 BC

Bronze coin is 18mm in a handmade 18kt recycled gold mount and enhancer bail. 

Story
The Owl holds special powers; Wisdom, intelligence, the ability to see through deception, defender of truth and honor, the owl is also a protector against negative energies. In Ancient Greece the symbol of a Gorgon was used to ward off evil.  The symbol was placed on doors, walls, floors, shields, coins, and tombstones.  Zeus and Athena were said to wear shields with the image of a Gorgon as protection. Kamarina, an ancient city of Sicily, Southern Italy. Its remains are today in the municipality of Ragusa.  An ally of Athens in 427 BC, it was destroyed by the Carthaginians in 405 BC.