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ARMENIA MINOR, Nicopolis ad Lycum. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (37mm, 28.07 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 and CY 43 (AD 114/5). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Armenia seated left on shields, in attitude of mourning; trophy of arms to left; MΓ (date) in exergue. Dalaison, Nicopolis 25-30; RG 8; RPC III 2944. Dark green-brown patina, cleaning scratches on reverse. Near VF.
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.