Ancients => Zeus & Pan

I scored this sweet lil' AR Hemidrachm for a $60 hammer ... yummy, yummy!!

https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=332305

I was drawn to the cool reverse with PAN sitting on a rock with an eagle and a logobolon ... but the sweet Zeus-obverse finally pushed me over the edge and I took a chance on this charming coin ...

ARKADIA, Megalopolis. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm
Circa 80-50 BC
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 2.18 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus left
Reverse: Pan seated left on rock, raising hand and holding logobolon; above knee, eagle flying left; Δ-Δ across lower field
Reference: Dengate Group III, Issue 3; BCD Peloponnesos 1564; HGC 5, 948
Other: 11h … VF, dark toning, slight porosity
From the J. Cohen Collection



yup, this was my 3rd coin-win out of the 5 coins I scored on Wednesday (I love it)

 

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Ooops, once again I've fogotten to invite the wonderful coin-gallery to toss-in their relevant and/or irrelevant examples ...

=> Arkadia, Zeus, PAN, Eagle, Logobolon, underpants, etc ...

 

Fine ... I will go first

Ummm, I happen to have this other Arkadian example with PAN ...

ARKADIA, Arkadian League. AR Obol
Megalopolis mint
Circa 340-330 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.74 grams
Obverse: Horned head of Pan left
Reverse: League monogram above syrinx
Reference: BCD Peloponnesos (Megalopolis) 1517-8; HGC 5, 930
Other: 12h … Near VF, toned
Ex BCD Collection



Apparently I'm a sucker for a cool Arkadian PAN-coin!!

 

Here are several more examples of this type ... sure, there are some pretty sweet examples in this link, but I still think that my coin was up there, price-wise ...

https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=ARKADIA, Megalopolis hemidrachm pan&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0

 

That's another one that's on my want list. I love the reverse.

Young Pan riding a goat, tooting his conch shell...

SICILY, Himera
AE Tetras. 2.45g, 16.7mm. SICILY, Himera, circa 420 - 415 BC. HGC 2, 476; CNS I 32. O: Pan as a youth, holding lagobolon over shoulder and blowing on a conch shell, seated on goat prancing right; three pellets (mark of value) below. R: Nike flying left, holding filleted aphlaston and hem of chiton.

 

Nice pick up.

 

That is an awesome coin!!!

 

Looks like it was a very good deal, Steve-O

Zumbly-- very cool coin! Added to the wish list

Some Pans:


THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III
AE 22 mm, 5.18 gm
Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC; radiate head right
Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛЄITΩN; Pan advancing left, holding syrinx and lagobolon
Ref: Varbanov 3945 corr. (cantharus in place of syrinx)


ARKADIA, Arkadian League
340-330 BC, Megalopolis mint
AR Obol, 11 mm, 0.77 g
Obv: head of Pan left
Rev: large Arkadian League monogram; syrinx below
Ref: BCD Peloponnesos (Megalopolis) 1517-8; HGC 5, 930
ex BCD Collection. Ex Vinchon (11-13 April 1988), lot 463


KINGS OF MACEDON, Antigonos II Gonatas
277/6-239 BCE, struck after 270 BCE, Amphipolis mint
AR tetradrachm, 31mm, 17.06 g
Obv: head of Pan in center of Macedonian shield, lagobolon over shoulder; shield decorated with stars within crescents
Rev: BASILEWS ANTIGONOU, Athena Alkidemos walking left, brandishing thunderbolt and shield; helmet left, EMP monogram right
Ref: SNGCop 1200v, EMP (maybe); R. Martin, "A Third-Century B.C. Hoard from Thessaly at the ANS," ANSMN 26, 536 (same obv. die).
ex Demetrios Armounta Collection

Lagobolon:


ILLYRIA, Apollonia
c. 1st century BCE
AR 15 mm, 1.25 gm
Obv: AI-NEA; fires of the Nymphaeum of Apollonia; dotted border
Rev: AΠOΛΛΩ-NIATAN, lagobolon; dotted border
Ref: BMC 44; Maier 121

 

Yup, you definitely need one of them for your Pan-tastic collection .

 

Nice score little bro. I just looked at the price I paid, and you did get yours at a very good price. I paid $89 for this one

ARCADIA MEGALOPOLIS
Triobol
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Zeus left
REVERSE: Pan seated left, holding lagobolon; eagle on knee, monogram before, D/L behind
Struck at Megalopolis 182-168 BC
2.160g, 14mm
Dengate 13
ex Lewis L. Egnew

 

Total cool and great price @stevex6 . You are nailing some great values!

PAN:


Thrace Pantikapaion 4th C BC, AE 20 Pan head - Griffin forepart BMC 869



RR C Vibius CF CN Pansa 48 BCE AR Denarius Pan Jupiter Anxurus Sear 420 Craw 449/1


China AE Pan-Liang 2nd C BC
No barrier to language, and this is an ancient! Besides, @TypeCoin971793 should be able to play too!


ACCOMPLISHMENT:
@stevex6 said: toss-in their relevant and/or irrelevant examples ...
=> Arkadia, Zeus, PAN, Eagle, Logobolon, underpants, etc ...

 

Steve I was eyeing that one and a fantastic bronze Pan. Didn't bid on either though.
Aswome addition @stevex6

 

Another cool winna @stevex6 !!!

I really LOVE all the 'Pan' posts!!

I seem to be 'panless' and have surprisingly few of even Zeus

 

Isn't your cool Philip II Tet a Zeus???

 

Yep, and two others I'm still aware of but no Pans....

EDIT: I'm also not counting the Ptolemaic types LOL

 

Wow, you guys have some amazingly cool coins ... thanks for showin' 'em off!!



Here are a couple more of my humble Pan-coins ...

 

sweet little zeus/pan combo stevex!

pan, i don't have a pan.

here's a satyr having dinner gif....

 

Super cool Megalopolis and Pan coins Steve! Are you a descendant of Pan? LOL!!

Here's a rare one with Pan.

Achaea. Zacynthus, Island off Elis. Marcus Aurelius AE20. Pan with infant Dionysus
Zacynthus; Achaea; Peleponnessus (District: Zacynthus). Date 161–180. Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, r. Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ ΑΥ
Reverse design Pan standing, r., nebris over shoulders, holding bunch of grapes and infant Dionysus
Reverse inscription ΖΑΚΥΝΘΙΩΝ
BMC 93-4

 

Unfortunately, I spell it "Ban Liang." It is pronounced "Pan" though.



(And friendly fyi, your picture is upside down. )

 

See, that is why I called you in!