Trajan. 98-117 AD. Sestertius, 26.55g (6h). Rome, 116-7 AD. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P Bust laureate, draped right, seen from side Rx: REX PARTHIS - DATVS around, S C in exergue, Trajan, attended by officer, seated left on camp chair on platform, placing diadem on head of Parthamaspates, who stands left before platform; before Parthamaspates, Parthia kneels right wearing pointed hat and extending both hands to receive the new king. MIR 594v2 (134 spec.). BM 1046. Paris 920. RIC 667. Cohen 328 (20 Fr.). Glossy blue-green patination on obverse. Well-centered on a broad flan. EF/VF
Ex Richard P. Miller Collection, acquired from Gorny & Mosch 186, 8 March 2010, lot 2014