Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 22.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 116-117.

Keystone Auction 4
Lot: 185. Estimated: $ 20

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 22.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 116-117. Laureate and draped bust right / Trajan seated left on sella castrensis set on daïs, presenting Parthamaspates to Parthia kneeling right; to right of Trajan, prefect standing left. RIC II.1 667. Dark green patina. In NGC encapsulation 5872729-083, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5, edge chips.

From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society.

Parthian interference in Armenia prompted Trajan to declare war against their king Osroes I in 114. He quickly re-established Roman control of Armenia, forced the submission of Osrhoene, and in 116 took Mesopotamia by defeating Osroes I. Rather than pursuing the Parthians into Iran, Trajan set up a pro-Roman Parthian "buffer state" in Mesopotamia under a puppet-king Parthamaspates.

Closing Date and Time: Thursday, 2 September 2021 at 11:01:20 ET.

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