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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7648493, member: 91461"]What a perfect pug nose on your pan [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] !</p><p>I got this one from a surprise Frank Robinson blind email auction a while back that was a total blast!</p><p>This one's more pointy than pug, but he has a beard. Giving him that dirty old man look that I think of when I think satyr:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315043[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>PANTIKAPAION</u></b>,</p><p>Æ16, c. 4th cent BC, Pan head r./Bow above arrow, PANTI below; VF, rev somewhat off-ctr, olive patina with some surface flaking by edges, somewhat crude strike, but the Pan head is clear & strong. 13.75</p><p>Ex: Frank Robinson</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh man! You know one of those Perseus tets would add soooooo much to my shield collection. But for now I can only dream sweet dreams of those coins<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>Glad somebody caught the Douglas Adam's love!</p><p>Those coins are so cool [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] !!! I just checked and realized I have one as well!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315045[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Thrace Lysimachia</u></b></p><p>25 mm Bronze, 309-281.</p><p>Head of the youthful Herakles in the lion's skin n. R. Rv. LUSIMACEWN Nike standing in front of the head in a long robe, head n. L., Holding in the left palm branch, crowning with the right ethnicon; in the field l. two monograms. 9.96 g. See BMC 195, 4 and SNG Cop. 901-902 (with other monograms). Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great Pan erection @gsimonel<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> with some excellent detail. Speaking of de-tail, you can even see Gonatas ANT monogram right behind de tail of Pan<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=115308]@jdmKY[/USER], where did you get that and what exactly are we looking at? Looks ancient and AMAZING! Is it authentic?</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] that is a low down viscous and HIGHLY desirable type<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie16" alt=":artist:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Pan is just one bad hombre <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":jimlad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Though, in fairness, he had a softer side as well...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315059[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7648493, member: 91461"]What a perfect pug nose on your pan [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] ! I got this one from a surprise Frank Robinson blind email auction a while back that was a total blast! This one's more pointy than pug, but he has a beard. Giving him that dirty old man look that I think of when I think satyr: [ATTACH=full]1315043[/ATTACH] [B][U]PANTIKAPAION[/U][/B], Æ16, c. 4th cent BC, Pan head r./Bow above arrow, PANTI below; VF, rev somewhat off-ctr, olive patina with some surface flaking by edges, somewhat crude strike, but the Pan head is clear & strong. 13.75 Ex: Frank Robinson Oh man! You know one of those Perseus tets would add soooooo much to my shield collection. But for now I can only dream sweet dreams of those coins:singing:. Glad somebody caught the Douglas Adam's love! Those coins are so cool [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] !!! I just checked and realized I have one as well! [ATTACH=full]1315045[/ATTACH] [B][U]Thrace Lysimachia[/U][/B] 25 mm Bronze, 309-281. Head of the youthful Herakles in the lion's skin n. R. Rv. LUSIMACEWN Nike standing in front of the head in a long robe, head n. L., Holding in the left palm branch, crowning with the right ethnicon; in the field l. two monograms. 9.96 g. See BMC 195, 4 and SNG Cop. 901-902 (with other monograms). Rare. Great Pan erection @gsimonel:smuggrin: with some excellent detail. Speaking of de-tail, you can even see Gonatas ANT monogram right behind de tail of Pan:hilarious: [USER=115308]@jdmKY[/USER], where did you get that and what exactly are we looking at? Looks ancient and AMAZING! Is it authentic? [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] that is a low down viscous and HIGHLY desirable type:artist: Pan is just one bad hombre :jimlad: Though, in fairness, he had a softer side as well... [ATTACH=full]1315059[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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