Olbia in Thrace - bronze dolphin coin
Denomination: Bronze Dolphin (the exact denomination is not known)
Reference: Sear Greek - 1684 but variety with inscription
Size: 18.5 x 8.7 mm Weight: 2.55 grams
Grade: VF
Obverse: The Greek inscription O V but I am beginning to wonder of this inscription is actually a type of retograde O L which could be short for OLBIO (an ancient form of the city name of OLBIA that appears on some early coins from Oblia)
Reverse: details of the dolphins form
Inscribed examples such as this one are very scarce.