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Trajan (98-117 AD) - Sestertius 116-117 AD - Mint: Rome - Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right - Reverse: Trajan seated left in curule chair on high platform, accompanied by an officer, placing diadem on the head of king Parthamaspates who stands before him next to platform; Parthia kneeling right in supplication to left - gr. 28,78 - Rare. Slight patina imperfectios and small scratches. Very attractive specimen with a good portrait. Ex H.D. Rauch sale 108, 4 June 2019, lot 171; and Niggeler Collection, Leu und Münzen & Medaillen AG sale 3, 2-3 November 1967, lot 123; and Platt Hall Collection, Glendining & Co sale, 24 November 1950, lot 1309. Published in B. Woytek, 'Die Reichsprägung des Kaisers Traianus (98-117)' (2010), no. 594v-25 RIC 667