Not really a coin: Sarmatia, Olbia proto-money Dolphin

Nice flippers. I've wanted one for a long time, still waiting for one that actually looks like a dolphin at an affordable price.

 

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That's the real challenge. These proto-coins are a dime a dozen, but most were done roughly and with little quality control.

 

Hmmm ... I need one of these

=> Mentor's example is the only one that looks kinda like a dolphin

 

It arrived after a week and a half from Europe. Excuse the rough picture, I broke my cell phone camera lense throwing my cellphone at a butterfly that flew a few inches from my face. Bad idea, all that happened was that I sent my cell phone flying and crashing, and the bloody thing flew away like nothing happened. My paranoia of butterflies cost me dear.

 

ahahah ... wow, that's a wee lil' fella, eh?

Super cool ... but kinda disappointing when you're trying to show it off to your wife, eh?




... ummm, is that a bath-tub photo?

 

I wouldn't say it's that small. Next to a tet for comparison...



Again, excuse the terrible cell phone camera with the cracked lense. I would have used my digital camera instead but it's got no charge at the moment.

 

Yeah I always thought they were bigger. Nice dolphin though

 

It is big...See the pic next to the tet. Skinny but large. How much bigger were you expecting?

 

That big? You know what they say about men who brag about the size of their dolphin...

 

I'm not sure your first pic makes it look tiny though

 

I have big hands...

And you know what they say about men with big hands...

 

wow, this thread sucked ... but with your Trump-link, you reached "ignore-button"

 

? I posted that for the comments about hand size (nothing to do with politics) since someone brought up the size of my hands. ✋

 

ahaha! lQQks like you're holding a micro fish over a big sea><

 

Here is mine that I just picked up. Seems pretty complete (albeit a little sloppy around the edges). I think it has a nice dolphin shape and dorsal fin facing right.

 

Has Any Found A Gold One?

 

I Had Been Collecting Dolphins From Sarmatia & Fibulas From Near Charax For A Very Long Time From Dealers In The Crimea Peninsula. When Russia Annexed Crimea Three Years Ago My Sources Dried Up. Since Then I Have Carefully Managed To Gather Up Several Hundred Dolphins From Individuals That Live In The Ukraine & Still Manage To Collect A Few, Of The Many Variations, & Other "Experimental" Bronze Sea Creatures. I Recently Found A Dolphin Broken Off Just Behind The Dorsal Fin, Leaving About A Half Dolphin. As I Picked It Up To Clean, The Surface Ooze Slipped Off Like Water, Revealing The Dolphin Is Made Of Either Gold Or Electrum. I Can Find No Photos Of Any Dolphins Made Of Either Of These Materials, & Only Vauge Mention In Reference Materials. I Was Hoping Someone Might Have Come Across An Example, Or Point Me In The Right Direction. Thanks