Holmoi

AR Staters AR Obols

AR Staters

HOL-AR-05, obverseHOL-AR-05, reverse
Identifier HOL-AR-05

Denomination: AR Stater
Period: c. 2nd half of 5th century BC
Detail
Weight: 10.50 g
Diameter: 18–19 mm
Obverse: Youthful nude rider, holding reins in right hand and whip in left, dismounting from horse rearing to left on solid exergual line. Double strike and deep test cut.
Reverse: Stern of galley right; above stern, OΛMITAN; all within diamond-shaped incuse.
Die axis: 30º
Catalogue: Holmoi, 1.2
Provenance: N&N London Ltd, Online Auction 43 (14 January 2024), Lot 345 (acsearch.info URL); attributed to Kelenderis
Remark: The letters O and N at the beginning and end of the city ethnic are incomplete and weakly struck, but parts of them are faintly visible when examined on the coin.

 

AR Obols

HOL-AR-02, obverseHOL-AR-02, reverse
Identifier HOL-AR-02

Denomination: AR Obol
Period: c. 2nd half of 5th century BC
Detail
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 8 – 9 mm
Obverse: Forepart of Pegasos left; dotted border.
Reverse: Stern of galley right; above stern, ΟΛΜ; all within diamond-shaped incuse.
Die axis: 130º
Catalogue: Holmoi, 1.4
Provenance: Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 276 (10 April 2021), Lot 204 (acsearch.info URL)

 

HOL-AR-06, obverseHOL-AR-06, reverse
Identifier HOL-AR-06

Denomination: AR Obol
Period: 4th century BC
Detail
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 8–9 mm
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with palmette; dotted border.
Reverse: Laureate head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath and with short hair; in left field, OΛMITON; dotted border.
Die axis:
Catalogue: Holmoi, 2.2f
Provenance: Numismad.com Marcin Surgiewicz-Śliwiński, Auction 14 (19–20 April 2024), Lot 424 (acsearch.info URL)

 

HOL-AR-03, obverseHOL-AR-03, reverse
Identifier HOL-AR-03

Denomination: AR Obol
Period: 4th century BC
Detail
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 9–10 mm
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with palmette; dotted border.
Reverse: Laureate head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath and with short hair; in left field, OΛ–MI (off flan).
Die axis:
Catalogue: Holmoi, 2.2g
Provenance: Numismatik Naumann, Auction 126 (5 March 2023), Lot 453 (acsearch.info URL)

 

HOL-AR-04, obverseHOL-AR-04, reverse
Identifier HOL-AR-04

Denomination: AR Obol
Period: 4th century BC
Detail
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 9–10 mm
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with palmette; dotted border.
Reverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia and with long hair falling down his neck; in left field, OΛM; in lower right field, M.
Die axis: -60º
Catalogue: Holmoi, 2.2h
Provenance: Solidus Numismatik, Auction 116 (21 March 2023), Lot 102 (acsearch.info URL)

 

HOL-AR-01, obverseHOL-AR-01, reverse
Identifier HOL-AR-01

Denomination: AR Obol
Period: 4th century BC
Detail
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 9–9 mm
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with palmette; dotted border.
Reverse: Wreathed bearded male head right (probably Zeus, Poseidon or Kronos); OΛMIK–O–N curving along the face and neck; dotted border.
Die axis: 125º
Catalogue: Holmoi, 2.3b
Provenance: ZUZIM Inc. (acquired via VCoins), Fixed Price List (21 January 2021)

 

4 June 2021 – 20 October 2024