Bronze Dolphin Money Of Olbia - 5th Century B.C. Waffle West Point Mint

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symbolizes strength and unity following the Civil War

and Michelangelo

These little blocks of silver were made for stacking

Bronze Dolphin Money Of Olbia - 5th Century B.C. Waffle West Point MintUniquely Shaped Coin Cast in Bronze No two will look alike! The Greeks of ancient Olbia, on the western coast of the Black Sea on the southern coast of current day Ukraine, did not mint round coins to use as currency. Instead, they cast bronze proto money in the shape of the Dolphins that swam in the Black Sea. Dolphins are sacred fish in Greek mythology. These are quite crude as they date from the 5th century B. C. Note: There is a wide variety to