Lot 3598
Trajan. AD 98-117. Bronze Sestertius (19.3g). Laureate and draped bust of Trajan facing right. Reverse: REX PARTHIS DATVS, emperor seated left on platform, placing diadem on the head of Parthamaspates standing left on the ground before him, and presenting him to Parthia kneeling right. RIC 667; BMC 1046; Cohen 328. An historically important type. Hard apple green patina, patina chipped on lower obverse edge, roughness in reverse field. Very Fine.
After Trajan defeated the Parthians in 116, he installed Parthamaspates on the Parthian throne as a client of Rome. The intention was to create a buffer zone between Roman territory and areas further east. Soon after Trajan's death, however, the Romans withdrawal from the area and the Parthians regrouped under Parthamaspates' father, Osroes I, who reclaimed the kingdom. Parthamaspates fled to Rome and was subsequently made co-ruler of the Roman client kingdom of Osroene, which he ruled until 123. The reverse of this coin commemorates Parthmaspates' installment on the throne of Parthia by Trajan.
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
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