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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5141355, member: 19463&quot;]I am 100% with dltsrq on this one and regret that modern people try to force their way of looking at things on the ancient civilizations who made these coins. Even today the &#039;scientific&#039; name for the lion is <i>Panthera leo</i> honoring the concept that Panthera means &#039;big cat&#039;. The genus includes P. pardus and P. tigris and all are Panthers in that sense of the word.&nbsp; Add to that the fact that there was a mythological belief in a godly cat Panther and we might forgive and forget language differences that provide popular names for &#039;real&#039; animals.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you see spots on this Panther?&nbsp; If so, do you believe that Dionysos carried a spotted staff?&nbsp; This coin of Septimius Severus shows a panthera not because of its anatomy but because it is shown as a companion of Liber (Dionysos).&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1206330[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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