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Obol
| Issuer | Holmoi |
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| Year | 380 BC - 375 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Bare head of Apollo facing right, wreathed with laurel, rendered in graceful archaic-to-early-classical Greek style. The hair is depicted in neatly arranged, stylized locks falling to the nape of the neck, consistent with contemporary Apolline iconography. The Greek ethnic legend OΛMITAN arcs around the upper right field, partially visible on the irregular flan. The portrait is finely engraved for a small denomination, with delicate facial features characteristic of Thessalian or northern Greek regional coinage of the early fourth century BC. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Holmoi was a minor Greek city on the Black Sea coast of Pontus, and its coinage output was extremely limited — a footnote in the broader numismatic record of the region. The SNG France reference places this piece among a tightly grouped handful of known examples, suggesting a short-lived or highly restricted civic mint. Whether the city struck purely for local exchange or in imitation of neighboring Sinopean monetary conventions remains debated.