Roman 'Pan' Stud
Bronze, 17.51 grams; 24.28 mm. Nice bust of 'Pan' including typical horns! Head of the Great Greek God Pan, the god of goats, and sheep, and their shepherds. He was also a god of music, playing upon the reed pipes he made from the transformed body of the nymph Syrinx (the one that got away). It was said that this music could inspire panic (the root of the word) in any who heard it. He was a god of prophesy and was also famous for being randy (Greek women with a track record were known as Pan girls). Above all he was the god of nature: meadows, forests, beasts, and even human nature. Nice English patina. Very Rare, better than scanned.