Sestertius - Trajan and Parthamaspates REX PARTHVS S C

€253,643.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year114-117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II#669, OCRE#ric.2.tr.669
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG DAC GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Optimo, Augustus, Dacicus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Nerva Trajan, the best emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Dacians, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionTrajan, bare-headed, in military dress, seated left on platform on right with five soldiers, addressing King Parthamaspates.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringREX PARTHVS S C
(Translation: Rex Parthus. Senatus Consultum. King of Parthia. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (114-117)  - -
Catalog ID3126231360
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