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Author Topic: ID for Horse or Dolphin Artifact, Please!  (Read 15 times)

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Offline Mayadigger

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ID for Horse or Dolphin Artifact, Please!
« on: April 18, 2024, 02:22:01 pm »
Ave!

Copper alloy; 40mm/10.9gm. Broken. The reverse is flat and unadorned.

Ground found in the Balkans so, perhaps a Celtic dolphin?

Any idea of it's use? HELP!

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Re: ID for Horse or Dolphin Artifact, Please!
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2024, 02:45:27 pm »
Almost certainly half-ish of a Roman dolphin handle.

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