116AD Armenia, Euphrates, Tigris Roman Coin of TRAJAN
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[ 0994] Trajan - Roman Emperor: 98-117 A.D. - Orichalcum Sestertius 24mm (19.65 grams) Rome mint: 115-116 A.D. Reference: RIC 642, BMC 1039, C 39 Celebrates annexation of Armenia. Hammered to be a contorniate. Obverse: IMPCAESNERTRAIANO OPTIMOAVGGERDACPMTRPCOSVIPP - Laureate, draped bust right. Reverse: ARMENIAETMESOPOTAMIAIN POTESTATEMPRREDACTAE - Trajan standing to the front, head turned right, holding spear and parazonium; on both sides of him and reclining are the three females figures, Armenia, Euphrates, Tigris. Provided with certificate of authenticity. CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC by Sergey Nechayev, PhD - Numismatic Expert Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus , commonly known as Trajan (18 September, 53 – 8 August, 117), was a Roman Emperor who reigned from AD 98 until his death in AD 117. Born Marcus Ulpius Traianus into a non- patrician family in the Hispania Baetica province (modern day Spain ), Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian , serving as a general in the Roman army along the German frontier , and successfully crushing the revolt of Antonius Saturninus in 89. On September 18, 96, Domitian was succeeded by Marcus Cocceius Nerva , an old and childless senator who proved to be unpopular with the army. After a brief and tumultuous year in power, a revolt by members of the Praetorian Guard compelled him to
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