Trajan, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint, 113/4 AD - AE Sestertius - Armenia seated
Identifier
ANRO-868; Kovacs-302; RPC-III-2945
Reference Description
Armenia Minor, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint
Trajan 98-117 AD, Yr. 43 113/4 AD
AE Sestertius / Orichalcum
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΤΟ ΖΙ; laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder.
Laureate head of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder.
Reverse: ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΑΡΜΕΝΙΑϹ ΕΤΟΥ ΜΓ; Armenia seated left on shields, head resting on right hand, left hand across right knee; in front of her, trophy with round shield at foot.
Trajan 98-117 AD, Yr. 43 113/4 AD
AE Sestertius / Orichalcum
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΤΟ ΖΙ; laureate head of Trajan, right, with drapery on left shoulder.
Laureate head of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder.
Reverse: ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΑΡΜΕΝΙΑϹ ΕΤΟΥ ΜΓ; Armenia seated left on shields, head resting on right hand, left hand across right knee; in front of her, trophy with round shield at foot.
Provenance
| Auction or Collection | Date | Characteristics | |
| 18 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 32 Lot 1170 | 7-Dec-2024 | 34mm, 28.70g, 12h |
| 17 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 30 Lot 1490 | 13-Jul-2024 | 37mm, 28.09g, 12h |
| 16 | CNG eAuction 541 Lot 364 | 28-Jun-2023 | 35mm, 31.39g, 12h |
| 15 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 24 Lot 2298 | 3-Dec-2022 | 32mm, 21.83g, 12h |
| 14 | CNG eAuction 525 Lot 662 | 19-Oct-2022 | 35mm, 31.39g, 12h |
| 13 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 Lot 2090 | 16-Jul-2022 | 32mm, 21.83g, 12h |
| 12 | Roma Numismatics Auction 97 Lot 679 | 26-May-2022 | 36mm, 22.00g, 12h |
| 11 | CNG eAuction 511 Lot 223 | 9-Mar-2022 | 37mm, 28.07g, 11h |
| 10 | CNG Auction Triton XXV Lot 6408 | 11-Jan-2022 | 35mm, 31.39g, 12h |
| 9 | Roma Numismatics Live Auction 21 Lot 376 | 24-Mar-2021 | 36mm, 29.64g, 11h |
| 8 | Numismatik Naumann Auction 100 Lot 335 | 7-Mar-2021 | 34mm, 24.17g |
| 7 | Numismatik Naumann Auction 100 Lot 336 | 7-Mar-2021 | 35mm, 27.63g |
| 6 | CNG Auction Triton XXIV Lot 914 | 19-Jan-2021 | 35mm, 26.19g, 11h |
| 5 | Numismatik Naumann Auction 97 Lot 302 | 6-Dec-2020 | 35mm, 27.63g |
| 4 | Leu Numismatik Auction 7 Lot 1485 | 24-Oct-2020 | 32mm, 21.83g, 12h |
| 3 | Leu Numismatik Auction 7 Lot 1486 | 24-Oct-2020 | 36mm, 30.29g, 11h |
| 2 | Numismatik Naumann Auction 92 Lot 468 | 2-Aug-2020 | 33mm, 25.49g |
| 1 | Leu Numismatik Web Auction 12 Lot 891 | 30-May-2020 | 35mm, 30.53g, 12h |
Notes
Nicopolis ad Lycum, located in historical Armenia Minor (today’s Yeşilyayla, Turkey), was founded by Pompey the Great around 63 BC to commemorate his victory over Mithridates VI of Pontus. Strategically positioned along the Lycus River, the city became an important administrative and cultural center under Roman rule. It played a significant role in Roman-Armenian interactions, notably serving as a regional mint producing coins depicting Roman emperors, deities, and local iconography.
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Citation
“Trajan, Nicopolis ad Lycum Mint, 113/4 AD - AE Sestertius - Armenia seated,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed June 2, 2025, http://armnumres.org/items/show/868.