Four Obolo currency objects
Updated August 17, 2026
This auction ended on August 25, 2026.
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| Lot number | 0017 |
| Estimate | $1,200 - $1,800 |
| Opening bid | $600 |
| Category | Coins & Currency |
| Auction | Native American Pre-Columbian Tribal Fine Art |
| Date | August 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | TAOS Auction Co |
| Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Niger Delta Reion, Nigeria, 17th-18th century, Obolo peoples, royal treasury/currency objects in the form of armlets and bracelets, made of pure copper, one bracelet with five twisted bands, one

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