British Iron Age Coins, Ancient Coins, and Antiquities

Roman, hollow bronze socketed terminal of a panther head and neck, late 1st-2nd century, open mouth with large canines, prominent rounded ears and detailed tufts of hair at the side of the cheek. Good fine with a green patina £120-£160

found in Hampshire

The panther is a companion of the wine god Bacchus, the association of exotic animals representing his wild and carefree nature.