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Triton XXIV 19-20 Jan 2021
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ARMENIA MINOR, Nicopolis ad Lycum. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ 'Sestertius' (35mm, 26.19 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 and CY 43 (AD 114/5). AYT KAIC NЄP TPAIANOC C ЄB ΓЄPM ΔAK TO Z[I], laureate bust right, slight drapery / KOINON A P MЄNIAC ЄTOYC MΓ, Armenia seated left on shields, in attitude of mourning; trophy of arms to left. RPC III 2944; RG 8; SNG von Aulock 146. Dark greenish-brown surfaces, a few light scratches and marks. VF. Very rare, RPC lists only eleven specimens. Exceptional condition for the issue, with its harsh portrait of Trajan.
The kingdom of Armenia Minor was given to Aristobulus by Nero in AD 54. It was then annexed by Vespasian and incorporated into Cappadocia with its main city being Nicopolis ad Lycum (modern Yesilyayla in Turkey). Trajan led his military campaign against Armenia, and once again, it was annexed into the Empire in AD 114, which is commemorated on this sestertius-sized coin issued that same year.
The kingdom of Armenia Minor was given to Aristobulus by Nero in AD 54. It was then annexed by Vespasian and incorporated into Cappadocia with its main city being Nicopolis ad Lycum (modern Yesilyayla in Turkey). Trajan led his military campaign against Armenia, and once again, it was annexed into the Empire in AD 114, which is commemorated on this sestertius-sized coin issued that same year.