Johan Frans Podolyn or Johann Franz Podolyn (Lisbon 29 May 1739 - Gothenburg 29 May 1784)[1][2] was a Swedish numismatist who published on Punic currency in his possession which had been found on the island of Corvo in the Azores.
He wrote about the discovery in 1778 in a Swedish academic publication now known as the Publications of the Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg, presumably indicating that he was a member of the society.
[3][4] Podolyn was the son of a Swedish merchant and Vice-Consul.
He had a gift for languages and worked for the Alströmer family, accompanying them on voyages[5] in addition to working as a bookkeeper in Gothenburg and Alingsås.
[6] He was married to Anna Norberg;[6] he had been engaged to marry Jeanette Ölander, but she died before the marriage could take place.