RP88904. Bronze 5 assaria, SNG Cop 433; BMC Lycia p. 162, 122; SNG BnF -; SNG PfPs -, SNGvA -; SNG Righetti -; SNG Hunterian -; Lindgren -; c/m: Howgego 805 (169 pcs), F, broad flan, uneven strike, edge splits, porous, Side (near Selimiye, Antalya Province, Turkey) mint, weight 16.731g, maximum diameter 34.9mm, die axis 210
o, 254 - 260 A.D.; obverse KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNINA CEBA, draped bust right, wearing stephane, pomegranate on branch above, eagle with wings open below; countermark on right: E (5 assaria) in 7.5mm round punch obliterating IA (prior mark of value); reverse CIΔHTΩN NEΩKOPΩN, prize urn, containing two palm fronds, on tripod;
only one sale recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades;
very rare;
SOLD