Lot 4021

AV Aureus (Rome AD 116-117, 6.98g) - IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP SPQR Radiate and draped bust of Sol right(RIC 329 / BMCRE 621-623 / Calicó 1038 / Biaggi 499) - good VF, a scarce and desirable coin. In AD 115 Traianus captured the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon, after which he was granted the title 'Parthicus'. The bust of Sol (rising in the East), depicted on the reverse of this coin, symbolises the Roman power in the region.