A Fully Loaded Pan

That is an awesome example of Pan!! Fully loaded is correct.


Achaea. Zacynthus, Island off Elis. Marcus Aurelius AE20. Pan with infant Dionysus


Macedonia, Pella. Julia Mamaea AE26. Pan seated in grotto. Unrecorded with grotto.

 

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That "Pan in grotto" is wonderful! I want one

 

This is a spectacularly good coin.

Also, kudos for the reshoot of the coin -- you've brought out the details much better than the original online photo.

Finally, congratulations on spotting such an amazing bargain; great eye!

 

Thanks TIF! I would love to see it in all it's glory like your OP.

 

@stevex6

I recently picked up this same coin.

Anyway this is my coin

CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 310-304/3 BC. Æ (20mm, 7.43 g, 12h). Bearded head of satyr right / Forepart of griffin left; below, sturgeon left.

Anokhin 1023; MacDonald 69; HGC 7, 113.

 

Nice => Jeff, that's a very sweet looking coin (far nicer than my humble example => great fish)

Oh, and I forgot that I had another cool PAN coin sitting in my stash (wanna see it, again?)

Kings of Macedonia

=> PAN is lookin' pretty sweet on the obverse, eh?



... bringin' the ol' lagobolon

 

It's official... TIF buys all the coolest coins . Seriously, love that reverse!

I don't have a pic of any of my (far less awesome) Pan coins handy, but here's a bucolic shot from the grounds of where I had lunch today at the Rivendell Winery Estate.



I half-expected Pan to pop up at any moment and bash a rabbit with his lagobolon. And then Elrond would be like, "Oh gods, not him again!" ...



Ok, sorry, next time I'll really just post a coin pic .

 

At Zumbly: LOL!

At TIF: Amazing Pan coin!!!!

 

@TIF that PAN is simply awesome. You would have hard time finding any



anytime soon !

My only PAN is way under yours : some kind of underpan if I may


Pantikapaion, AE18
Head of Pan left
Hed and neck of bull left TT A N in field
4.29 gr, 18 mm
Ref : Sear #1699 v, MacDonald 67, SNG BM Black Sea 890-3, SNG Cop. 32

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Way cool @TIF and I've enjoyed all the other coins and posts too.


Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion
Æ20, 5.6g, 12h; 304-250 BC
Obv.: Head of Pan left, wreathed in ivy.
Rev.: ΠAN, Bow and arrow.

Anyone know why the coin above is Pan on the obverse and the coin below is not?


Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion
AE17, 4.6g, 6h; c. 325-310 BC.
Obv.: Head of Satyr left.
Rev.: Π-A-N; Head of bull left.

 

@TIF I love the OP coin.

My only 'Pan'.
KINGS OF MACEDON, Antigonos II Gonatas 277-239 BC.
AE 1/2 Unit (3.9 gm.,15 mm.) Mint in Pella or Amphipolis, Struck 270-239 BC.
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev: Pan standing right, erecting trophy; Various monograms in field.
Ref: SNG Alpha Bank 1039-45; SNG Munchen 1103/4 var.
(Scarce)

 

Jitterbug Perfume...now that is a book I haven't thought about for a long time!

Great post and coin TIF!

 

@Jwt708
Anyone know why the coin above is Pan on the obverse and the coin below is not?
It is my belief that a Satyr is a 'genus' of being that has male features but the hid-quarters and legs (and also horns) of a goat who, with a permanent erection was in the habit of chasing, (in order to seduce), Nymphs. Pan was simply one of these creatures that was elevated to 'god-like' stature. Therefore, Pan was a 'Satyr' (aka Faun), and the two are the same.
As one is effectively the other, both of your coins could be described as having 'Pan' or a 'Satyr' on the obverse.
(Well, that is what I believe.)

 

Wow TIF, I've not seen a better Pan anywhere. Awesome!

 

Weird that this post just got resurrected. I was going through a new batch of coins I bought yesterday and this provincial of Geta from Nicaea with Pan reverse was in there.