ARMENIA MINOR, Nicopolis ad Lycum. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (36.5mm, 27.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 and CY 43 (AD 113/4). Near VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 176. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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ARMENIA MINOR, Nicopolis ad Lycum. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (36.5mm, 27.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 and CY 43 (AD 113/4). Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder; ZI (date) in legend / Armenia seated left on shields, in attitude of mourning; trophy of arms to left; ЄTOY MΓ (date) in legend. Dalaison, Nicopolis Type 6, 30 (D19/R30); RPC III 2944; RG 8; SNG von Aulock 146. Green patina, minor marks. Near VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Leu Web Shop R1 (7 March 2025), lot 91; Leu Numismatik Web Auction 30 (13 July 2024), lot 1490.

The kingdom of Armenia Minor was given to Aristobulus by Nero in AD 54. It was then annexed by Vespasian and incorporated into Cappadocia with its main city being Nicopolis ad Lycum (modern Yesilyayla in Turkey). Trajan led his military campaign against Armenia, and once again, it was annexed into the Empire in AD 114, which is commemorated on this sestertius-sized coin issued that same year.

Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:58:20 ET.



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