Trajan. Sestertius

Trajan; 98-117 AD, Rome, ca. Feb. 116-Aug. 117 AD, Sestertius, 25.30g. Cohen-328, RIC-668. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P Laur bust r, aegis on l shoulder. Rx: REX PARTHIS DATVS, Trajan std l on platform, holding parazonium and crowning Parthamaspates with diadem; behind, officer stg l; to l, Parthia kneeling r. In 113, Trajan embarked on a campaign against Rome's most powerful eastern rival, Parthia, aiming to wrest Armenia from its control. His efforts were initially successful, and in 116 he installed Parthamaspates, the son of the former Parthian king Osroes I, on the Armenian throne. This event is depicted on the reverse of the sestertius, which shows Trajan seated on a low platform, crowning Parthamaspates - who stands below him - with a wreath. Ex CCE 71, Aug. 1993, lot 300.. F