Accession No
1926.673
Description
OLBIA. Four small dolphin-shaped coins one with the letters OY. The pieces have at times been found clasped in the hands of the dead, when it is to be presumed they served as a substitute for "Charon's Money". These may be tokens and not real coins
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Russia
Period
?Bronze Age ?Iron Age
Source
Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [collector]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1926.673
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
OLBIA. Four small dolphin-shaped coins one with the letters OY. The pieces have at times been found clasped in the hands of the dead, when it is to be presumed they served as a substitute for "Charon's Money". These may be tokens and not real coins
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Date: ?5 Century BC -; Collected by: Ridgeway Collection; Ref. Plate: II : 9
Event Date 26/5/1992
Author: maa
FM:48920
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