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Sarmatia Olbia Early cast dolphin coinage

$17.00

Attribution: BMC Thrace Sarmatia 19
Date: Later 5th-4th Century BC
Obverse: Leaping dolphin
Reverse: The picture is the front and back of the same dolphin coin. THIS IS NOT TWO COINS
Size: 20.7 mm
Weight: 1.33 grams
Rarity:

5
Description: An interesting cast dolphin used as coinage on the shores of the Black Sea in ancient times. Even to this day the Black Sea is home to a large population of bottlenose dolphins.