Ancient Greek Bronze Coin from Camarina (Classical Greek City in Sicily)

Camarina Sicily Bronze Trias (413-405 BC) — Peloponnesian War Era

Bronze trias (3.64g) from Camarina Greek colony (S. Sicily coast) — minted during final independence amid Athens-Syracuse-Carthage power struggles.

Protective Coin Design

• Obverse: Gorgon's head (Medusa) facing — snakes for hair

• Reverse: Owl right, head facing — lizard in claw; KAMA + 3 pellets (trias value)

Technical Specifications

• Material: Bronze (Æ)

• Denomination: Trias (1/3 unit — small change)

• Weight: 3.64 grams

• References: Grose-2157, Sear-1062 var.

• Period: 413-405 BCE

Sicily's Final Independence

• Post-Athenian Sicily expedition disaster

• Caught between Syracuse, Carthage, Athens

• Gorgon = protective apotropaic symbol

• Owl-lizard = local religious significance

Collector Essential

Everyday market coin from Camarina's last free years. Perfect Sicilian Greek bronze wartime type.