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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
5148611
Area
Coins
Title
Olbia, Thrace, AE24, 440-360 BCE, Unknown ruler, Proto Money
Country
Face value
Year
-400
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Weight
2.01
Diameter
20.37
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
Dolfijn naar rechts
Reverse
Dolfijn naar links
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
SNG.Cop:71
Details
Olbia or Olvia was founded in 663 BC by Greek settlers. The Greek colony, which was very important from a commercial point of view, survived for about 1000 years. In the 5th century BCE, when the city was visited by the historian Herodotus, bronze coins were struck in the form of jumping dolphins. [2] Compared to the round coins common in the Greek world, these coins were quite unusual; This form of coins is said to have been derived from sacrificial signs from the Temple of Apollo in Olbia.
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Olbia of Olvia is gesticht in 663 BC door griekse kololisten. De Griekse kolonie, die vanuit commercieel oogpunt zeer belangrijk was, bleef ongeveer 1000 jaar bestaan. In de 5e eeuw v.Chr., toen de stad werd bezocht door de geschiedschrijver Herodotus, werden er bronzen munten geslagen in de vorm van opspringende dolfijnen. [2] Vergeleken met de ronde munten, die in de Griekse wereld gebruikelijk waren, waren deze muntjes nogal ongewoon; men beweerde dat deze vorm van munten afstamt van offertekens uit de tempel van Apollo in Olbia.