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Trajan AE sestertius REX PARTHIS

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SKU: Woytek.594v2 / RIC.667 / Sear.3191 Categories: ,
N° Numismeo : #28458Référence : Woytek.594v2 / RIC.667 / Sear.3191Personnage : Trajan (98 - 117)
Weight

28,34

Diameter

35,1

Metal

Bronze

Condition

Almost Extremely Fine

Mint Year

116

Mint

Rome

Obverse description

Laureate bust draped on the right.

Obverse legend

IMP CAES NER AVG GER DAC PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP

Reverse description

Trajan seated left on a curule chair on a dais, placing a crown on the head of King Parthamaspates, who is standing in front of the dais, facing Parthia, kneeling and holding out his hand.

Reverse legend

REX PARTHIS DATVS

Tooled. The reverse depicts the investiture of Parthamaspates as king of Parthia in AD 116.

After spending much of his life in Roman exile, he accompanied the emperor Trajan on the latter's campaign to conquer Parthia. Trajan originally planned to annex Ctesiphon as part of the Roman Empire, but ultimately decided instead to place Parthamaspates on his father's throne as a Roman client, doing so in 116. Trajan effectively crowned Parthamaspates as a king of Parthia. (source Wikipedia)

 
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