Details
LOT 2937
Scythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. Very Fine.(2.11gr, 28mm x 9mm.).
Provenance
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
Footnotes
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts, who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
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