There are lots of ways to go with these Pantis (I like that abbreviation). I've decided to do only bronzes and have what I regard as a
complete set of those that depict what's variously described as a satyr or
Pan on the
obverse, 15 in all (not including the
countermarked varieties). If anyone sees any I'm missing, please let me know. (The dating is MacDonold's.)
1. Bearded satyr facing left/bow and arrow, AE 25, 14.85g, c. 340-325 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 59,
Anokhin 110,
Shelov 54,
Zograph XL 30,
SNG Cop. 42,
SNG BM Black Sea 868,
SNG Stancomb 539-540, SNG München -,
BMC -,
aEF, from Gary Sims.
2. Bearded satyr facing right/horse forepart facing right, AE 11, 1.98g, c. 340-325 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 60,
Anokhin 87,
Shelov 38,
Zograph -,
SNG Cop. -,
SNG BM Black Sea 876,
SNG Stancomb 534, SNG München 13,
BMC 26,
aEF, from
CNG.
3. Bearded satyr facing right/ram
head facing right, AE 12, 1.22g, c. 340-325 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 61,
Anokhin 88,
Shelov 39,
Zograph -,
SNG Cop. -,
SNG BM Black Sea -,
SNG Stancomb 533, SNG München -,
BMC -, VF, from
CNG.
4. Bearded satyr facing left/sturgeon
head facing right, AE 10, 1.15g, c. 340-325 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 62,
Anokhin 81,
Shelov -,
Zograph XL 28,
SNG Cop. -,
SNG BM Black Sea -,
SNG Stancomb -, SNG München -,
BMC -,
aEF, from
Gorny & Mosch.
5. Young satyr facing left/bull or ox, AE 27, 17.14g, c. 325-310 BC,
Sear 1699,
MacDonald 65,
Anokhin 124,
Shelov 60,
Zograph XLI 1,
SNG Cop. 34,
SNG BM Black Sea 881-882,
SNG Stancomb 549-550, SNG München 12,
BMC 16,
aVF, from Ilya Zlobin,
Janus Numismatics.
6. Bearded satyr facing left/bull oro, AE 17, 4.7g, c. 325-310 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 67,
Anokhin 132,
Shelov 63-64,
Zograph XLI 7,
SNG Cop. 32,
SNG BM Black Sea 890-893,
SNG Stancomb 557-559, SNG München 27-30,
BMC 17-18 VF, from Kirk
Davis.
7. Young satyr facing right/bull or ox, AE 9, 1.0g, c. 325-310 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 73,
Anokhin 114,
Shelov 51,
Zograph XL 21,
SNG Cop. -,
SNG BM Black Sea 877,
SNG Stancomb -, SNG München -,
BMC 19,
Fine, from Kevin Sandes, Noble
Roman Coins.
8. Bearded satyr facing right/
griffin facing left, sturgeon, AE 20, 6.9g, c. 310-303 BC,
Sear 1700,
MacDonald 69,
Anokhin 111,
Shelov 57,
Zograph XL 18,
SNG Cop. 30-31,
SNG BM Black Sea 869-871,
SNG Stancomb 541-542, SNG München 18-21,
BMC 20, EF, from Dmitry Markov.
9. Young satyr facing left/lion, sturgeon, AE 18, 7.3g, c. 310-303 BC,
Sear 1701,
MacDonald 70,
Anokhin 125,
Shelov 61-62,
Zograph XLI 2,
SNG Cop. 35-36,
SNG BM Black Sea 883-885,
SNG Stancomb 552-553, SNG München 23-24,
BMC 21-22,
aEF, from International
Numismatics, Melbourne, Australia.
10. Young satyr facing right/Pegasos facing right, AE 12, 3.3g, c. 310-303 BC,
Sear 1702,
MacDonald 71,
Anokhin 112,
Shelov 56,
Zograph XL 19,
SNG Cop. 41,
SNG BM Black Sea 872-873,
SNG Stancomb 543-544, SNG München 16-17,
BMC 25,
gVF, from Vladislav Bogdanov,
Germany.
11. Young satyr facing right/bow in case,AE 12, 1.7g, c. 310-303 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 72,
Anokhin 113,
Shelov 55,
Zograph XL 20,
SNG Cop. 50-52,
SNG BM Black Sea 874-875,
SNG Stancomb 545-546, SNG München 15,
BMC 24,
gVF, from
CNG.
12. Young satyr facing left/bow and arrow, AE 20, 6.7g, c. 304-250 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 116,
Anokhin 133,
Shelov 65-67,
Zograph XLI 4-5,
SNG Cop. 43 and 46,
SNG BM Black Sea 894-896 and 900-905,
SNG Stancomb 560-563, SNG München 30-32,
BMC 28-29 (larger and smaller varieties),
aEF, from Mihaela Chifiac, Moldova.
13. Bearded satyr facing right/bow and arrow, AE 11, 1.6g), c. 250-200 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 124,
Anokhin 155,
Shelov 72-73,
Zograph XLI 6,
SNG Cop. 47,
SNG BM Black Sea -,
SNG Stancomb 566, SNG München -,
BMC 27 (
Anokhin 145,
SNG Stancomb 565 larger variety),
aVF, from Marc Breitsprecher, Ancient Imports.
14. Bearded satyr facing left/cornucopiae,
pilei (caps) of the Dioskouroi (twin gods
Castor and
Pollux), stars, AE 17, 4.1g, c. 150-120 BC,
Sear 1705,
MacDonald 145,
Anokhin 175,
Shelov 100,
Zograph XLI 20,
SNG Cop. 53-54,
SNG BM Black Sea 924-925,
SNG Stancomb 576-578, SNG München 52-55,
BMC 39-40,
gVF, from
CNG.
15. Bearded satyr (
Apollo according to
SNG Stancomb) facing right/pilei (caps) of the Dioskouroi (twin gods
Castor and
Pollux), stars, AE 14, 2.89g, c. 150-120 BC,
Sear -,
MacDonald 146,
Anokhin 176,
Shelov 101,
Zograph XLI 21,
SNG Cop. 55,
SNG BM Black Sea 926,
SNG Stancomb 579-580, SNG München -,
BMC 41,
gVF, from Radmilo Bozinovic, Rudnik
Numismatics.
One interesting thing about this set is that all 15 are in
MacDonald, all 15 are in
Anokhin, 14 of 15 are in
Shelov, 13 of 15 are in
Zograph, 11 of 15 are in
SNG Cop., 12 of 15 are in
SNG BM Black Sea, 13 of 15 are in
SNG Stancomb, 9 of 15 are in SNG München, 13 of 15 are in
BMC, and 5 of 15 are in
Sear (which of course is a sampling).
You can also do silver
types, as well as gold, though prices rise respectively, and gold can be in the stratosphere.
Still, the single most celebrated
Pantikapaion coin is the gold
stater depicting a satyr three-quarter facing left with a
griffin on the
reverse,
Sear 1692, a beautifully rendered coin. They typically go from $15,000 to $25,000. Outta my league, for now, maybe forever. The common varieties of bronzes, on the other hand, sell for an
average of maybe $50 in VF and can be very nice as well.
And then there are the Pantikapaoin
Roman Provincial types, much less interesting to me, much less inspired aesthetically, but which can really increase the number of
types and
denominations.