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Lot 42. Traianus AE Sestertius, Armenia/Mesopotamia reverse

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Traianus AE Sestertius, Armenia/Mesopotamia reverse

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eAuction #82, Lot 42. Estimate: CHF 150.00

Traian (98-117 AD). AE Sestertius (33-34 mm, 25.95 g). Rome, 116-117 AD.
Obv. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, Laureate and draped bust to right.
Rev. ARMENIA ET MESOPOTAMIA IN POTESTATEM P R REDACTAE, S C across field, Trajan, laureate and in miltary outfit, standing facing, head right, holding reversed spear and parazonium; Mesopotamia seated left at feet, in attitude of mourning; to left and right, Tigris and Euphrates seated, vis à vis, each leaning on inverted urn from which water flows, and holding reed.
RIC II 642; Woytek 590v.

Rare. Brown toning. Fine.

Commemorating the conquest of Armenia and Mesopotamia and thus extending the Roman Empire to its greatest size.



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