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Message:: [QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 2522348, member: 81887"]Oh, you think you've stooped low?  Check out this beauty:[ATTACH=full]538009[/ATTACH] That's a sestertius of Trajan, RIC 667.  I got it because the reverse is directly related to Parthia.  The inscription (completely gone from this specimen) is "Rex Parthis Datus" (A king given to Parthia).  The scene shows Trajan seated on a raised platform, with another Roman behind him; Trajan holds out a crown to a standing allegorical figure of Parthia, while Parthamaspates kneels at the left. Trajan led a Roman invasion of Parthian Mesopotamia, which captured many cities including the capital.  The Parthian king, Vologases III, was forced to flee to the Iranian plateau, which remained firmly under Parthian control, while the Romans started administering the conquered portion of Parthian territory.  Rather than annex the region as a province, Trajan decided to appoint a client king, and Parthamaspates was duly crowned in 113.  Shortly afterwards, the Romans withdrew, Vologases reclaimed his throne and his Mesopotamian lands, and Parthamaspates fled for his life, eventually receiving the tiny kingdom of Osrhoene from the Romans as a sort of consolation prize. I did eventually acquire a better specimen of the type.  It's still not a high-grade coin, but at least the major design elements are clear and there is a nice patina:[ATTACH=full]538012[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]