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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ikandiggit, post: 1050035, member: 16269&quot;]When I first saw this and researched what it was, I didn&#039;t think I could get it within my budget but I was pleasantly surprised when the auction ended and I was high bidder!</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I&#039;ve learned, dolphin coinage was made from 600 BC. to 300 BC. in Olbia Thrace (now Ukraine and Bulgaria) which was populated by Greek peoples. </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins were cast rather than struck and the reason for the odd shape was because the Black Sea was home to many bottlenose dolphins and there may also have been a religious significance to using the dolphins which were considered sacred fish by the Greeks. </p><p><br /></p><p>27 X 8 mm; 1.64 grams</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/ancientdolph1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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