Æ34 - Trajan L ΙΘ

Year 19 of Trajan's reign coincided with his Parthian campaign, the most ambitious Roman eastern offensive since Mark Antony — and the last time Rome would hold Mesopotamia. Alexandria's mint was producing coinage at volume during this period, partly to support the logistical demands of a war economy stretching from Egypt to the Tigris. Trajan died in 117 before consolidating those gains, and his successor Hadrian immediately abandoned the conquered territories.