Trajan AD 98-117. "Parthia Capta" commemorative; Struck AD 116. Rome
Aureus AV

18 mm, 7,01 g

IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R/ PARTHIA CAPTA, two Parthian captives seated on ground left and right, back to back, with trophy between them: each captive is seated on a shield, resting head on hand, which is propped on knee: in front of each captive, bow in bow case erect.

very fine

Woytek 560f; Calico 1035a; RIC 324.

From the Tareq Hani collection