Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): bronze Æ21, ca. 310-303 BC

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): bronze Æ21, ca. 310-303 BC
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    Obverse: Bearded head of satyr (or the god Pan) right.
    Reverse: Forepart of griffin left, sturgeon below.
    Issuer: Pantakapaion (Panticapaeum) in Thrace.
    Specifications: Bronze, 21.34 mm., 7.68 g.
    Grade: NGC Ch VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. Cert. #5770260-001. Purchased raw.
    Reference: Anokhin 111; SNG BM Black Sea 869-871; MacDonald 69.*
    Provenance: Ex-Lodge Antiquities, UK, via VCoins store, 9 March 2019.*
    Notes: Pantikápaion was a Greek city on the eastern side of Crimea. Its ruins are located in the modern Ukrainian city of Kerch, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.
    Comments: Pan sort of looks like a werewolf here, doesn't he?

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  3. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    Fantastic coin, with tons of eye appeal....I need one.
     
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  4. happy_collector

    happy_collector Well-Known Member

    Beautiful coin. The satyr is so lively.
     
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  5. tibor

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    Very nice! The obverse is amazing. Any idea about the meaning of r a n on the reverse?
     
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  6. Pavlos

    Pavlos You pick out the big men. I'll make them brave!

    Great coin, congratulations. I still need to get such a coin.

    The ΠΑΝ (pronounced PAN) on the reverse is nothing more than the abbreviation of the city name Παντικάπαιον (Pantakapaion). Note that on the obverse the head of the god 'Pan' is visible (also written as ΠΑΝ), but unrelated to the city name Pantakapaion, which is derived from proto-Scythian meaning "fish-path". Probably named like that because of the migrating Tuna from the Mediterranean sea to the Black sea.
     
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Thank you!

    As to attribution, I noticed there are five varieties with the sturgeon listed on Wildwinds, but have not yet read up on them to see which this might be.
     
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  8. Pavlos

    Pavlos You pick out the big men. I'll make them brave!

    I think it is safe to say this is: Anokhin 111; SNG BM Black Sea 869-871; MacDonald 69.
     
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  9. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    Nice coin.
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    A benediction upon thee, sir. Thank you. Hadn't gotten around to doing the headscratching on that one yet.
     
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  11. tibor

    tibor Supporter! Supporter

    @Pavlos Thank you very much for the information.
     
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  12. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

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  13. Ryro

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    Wow @lordmarcovan! Great coin and the reverse is as nice as the obverese.
    Here's my fresh faced Pan:
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    CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion.
    Circa 310-304/3 BC. Æ (11mm, 1.40g, 12h). Beardless head of satyr right / Bow in bowcase. Anokhin 1025; MacDonald 72; HGC 4, 135. Good VF,
     
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  14. Al Kowsky

    Al Kowsky Well-Known Member

    Nice score :jawdrop:! That's a great portrait of Pan, god of the wild, rustic music, & chaser of nymphs :smuggrin:. A trivia note: the word panic derives from the god Pan :D.
     
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  15. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Very nice @lordmarcovan .

    Hmmm... I had to give it a 3 on Bandstand. It just did not have a good beat, and you really could not dance to it.

    Oh, wait... that is a PURDY coin. :). Nice capture! That Griffin is great!

    I need to reshoot mine...
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    Thrace Pantikapaion 4th C BCE, AE 20 Pan head - Griffin forepart BMC 869
     
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  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I notice the Anokhin 111 Wildwinds listing says it's Silenos (Silenus) rather than Pan, but since he was the son of Pan, I guess that works.
     
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