Lot Archive

Lot

№ 28

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21 March 2001

Estimate: £100–£150

Trajan (98-117), Sestertius, 114-17, Rome, laureate and draped bust right, reverse Trajan standing, reclining figures of Armenia, Euphrates and Tigris at feet, armenia et mesopotamia, etc., 21.83gm (RIC 642; Sear 998). Fair but clear, very rare (£100-150)

Refers to the annexation of Armenia into the Empire