Trajan Koinon of Armenia - AE Dupondius - Kovacs-303

Reference Description

Trajan 98-117 AD
AE Dupondius, Orichalcum 113-114 AD, Nicopolis ad Lycum
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΤΟ ΖΙ
Laureate head of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder.
Rev. ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΑΡΜЄΝΙΑϹ ЄΤΟΥ ΜΓ
Armenia, wearing tiara, seated left on shields, propping her head on her right hand in attitude of mourning; to left, trophy of arms.
Kovacs-303
RPC-III-2945
Image shown: Obolos Auction 16 Lot 1057

Recent Sales

  Date Characteristics Realized  
Roma Numismatics e90 Lot 731 18-Nov-2021 27mm, 12.95g 11h GBP 400 PHOTO
Obolos Web 16 Lot 1057 11-Oct-2020 27mm, 14.32g, 11h CHF 6,000 PHOTO

Notes

The capital, Nicopolis ad Lycum, was founded by Pompey the Great ca. 65 BC after a victory over Mithradates of Pontus (Burrell 2004, 234). The koinon was attached to the Roman province of Galatia-Cappadocia in AD 71/72.

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Citation

“Trajan Koinon of Armenia - AE Dupondius - Kovacs-303,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed November 21, 2024, https://armnumres.org/items/show/867.