RP88908. Bronze 5 assaria, SNG BnF 917, SNG Pfalz 833, SNGvA -, SNG Cop -, SNG Righetti -, BMC Lycia -; Lindgren -; c/m: Howgego 805 (169 pcs), VF, some die wear/damage, edge crack, porosity, Side (near Selimiye, Antalya Province, Turkey) mint, weight 16.318g, maximum diameter 29.4mm, die axis 45
o, joint reign, Aug 253 - 260 A.D.; obverse AYT KAI * ΠO ΛI ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB (clockwise starting at 9:00), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, star above dividing legend; countermark on right: E (5 assaria) in 7.5mm round punch obliterating prior mark of value IA (10 assarion); reverse CIΔHTΩN NEΩKOPΩN, Athena Nikephoros standing facing, head left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet, long chiton and peplos, Nike offering wreath in Athena's extended right hand, left hand on grounded shield;
zero sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades, we could not find another example online;
very rare;
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