Description

Ancient Greek Thrace, Olbia, Black sea area, in modern day Bulgaria and Ukraine, populated by Greek peoples.

The Black sea was famous for bottle nosed dolphins.

Bronze Dolphin currency from the Olbia mint, 5th to third century B.C.

Cast in the shape of a Dolphin with eye and dorsal fin and mid fin running along the body.

Made to honor their God Apollo Delphinos linked to the story of Cretan sailers in a storm who were guided to safety by Apollo as a dolphin, landing at Delphi they became priests.

Bronze, 2.65g, 27mm.