Augustus 27 BC-14 AD - AR Denarius - RIC-520

Augustus 27 BC-14 AD
AR Denarius 19-18 BC, Pergamum, Mysia
Obv. AVGVSTVS
Head of Augustus, bare, right.
Rev. Armenian standing facing right, holding spear left, resting bow on ground.
CAESAR – DIVI F
ARMEN – CAPTA
IMP – VIIII
RIC-520
BMCRE-676

UBS 78 Lot 1281 (3.83g)

E. A. Sydenham "Historical References to Coins of the Roman Empire" London, 1968, pp. 20

For some years there had been considerable unrest in Armenia under the regime of Artaxias, and a petition was sent to Augustus to the effect that Tigranes, the brother of Artaxias, should be appointed as ruler. The conduct of affairs was entrusted to Tiberius, but while he and Tigranes were on their way to Armenia, Artaxias was murdered by his subjects. Armenia was consequently occupied by Tiberius without difficulty. This conquest, as it was officially termed, was regarded as a triumph second only to the recovery of the standards, and in the year 19 B.C., Augustus entered Rome in triumph.