RP88901. Bronze 5 assaria, SNG BnF 936 (same rev. die), SNG PfPs 870 (same obv. die), SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Righetti -, BMC Lycia -, Lindgren -; c/m: Howgego 805 (169 pcs), aVF, well centered, porous, rough areas, Side (near Selimiye, Antalya Province, Turkey) mint, weight 15.679g, maximum diameter 30.6mm, die axis 45
o, joint reign, Aug 253 - 260 A.D.; obverse KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNINA CEB, draped bust right, wearing stephane, eagle facing with wings spread below; countermark on right: E (5 assaria) in 7.5mm round punch obliterating IA (prior mark of value); reverse CIΔHTΩN NEΩKOPΩN, prize urn, containing palms, inscribed IEPOC MVCTIKOC (mystical sanctuary), set on agonistic table, vase below;
only one sale recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades;
very rare;
SOLD