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Black Sea Dolphin Money
Greek6th - 5th century B.C.E.
The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University
South Orange, United States
Dolphin shaped coin from Olbia, an ancient Greek settlement on the Black Sea (present day Ukraine.) This busy trade outpost was, and still is, habitat to large populations of bottle-nosed dolphins. Scholars speculate that the Olbians may have placed a spiritual significance on the dolphin, leading to this unusually shaped currency.
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Details
- Title: Black Sea Dolphin Money
- Creator: Greek
- Date Created: 6th - 5th century B.C.E.
- Location Created: Olbia
- Physical Dimensions: 3/8" x 1 1/8"
- Provenance: Gift of Ron D'Argenio
- Type: Money
- Medium: Metal
- Collection: The D'Argenio Collection
- Accession #: 2015.16.0027
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