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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (28mm, 18.63 g, 12h). Dated CY 162 (AD 114/5). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Trurreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; monogram before. RPC III 3795; SNG Copenhagen 344. Near VF, brown patina.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Ch. Wolfe 1982 @ $4.50.
Trajan's final campaign was sparked by Parthia's replacement of the pro-Roman king of Armenia with one of their own in 114 AD. Armenia had been a strategic and semi-independent kingdom which served as an important buffer between Parthia and Rome. The last conflict overt this region, during Nero's reign, resulted in a delicate balance that stabilized the situation for over fifty years. The move by Parthia now upset the balance and posed a threat to Rome's wealthy Syrian cities. Trajan's campaign was swift and decisive; by 115 AD, Armenia was restored as a Roman client state
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Ch. Wolfe 1982 @ $4.50.
Trajan's final campaign was sparked by Parthia's replacement of the pro-Roman king of Armenia with one of their own in 114 AD. Armenia had been a strategic and semi-independent kingdom which served as an important buffer between Parthia and Rome. The last conflict overt this region, during Nero's reign, resulted in a delicate balance that stabilized the situation for over fifty years. The move by Parthia now upset the balance and posed a threat to Rome's wealthy Syrian cities. Trajan's campaign was swift and decisive; by 115 AD, Armenia was restored as a Roman client state