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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 2787696, member: 84744&quot;]Happy coinniversary! You were the first person to welcome me to CT a few months ago, and are an essential part of the lovely atmosphere. Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m pretty short on architectural types, but here&#039;s a triumphal arch for you which is also one of my favourite coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nero, Sestertius (Lugdunum)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]646566[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This monumental triumphal arch was erected by Nero to commemorate Roman military campaigns against the Parthians (reign of Vologases I) in Mesopotamia and Armenia. Although not particularly successful in a military sense, with Paetus losing almost his entire army in Armenia, the war did end with a peace treaty favourable to Rome that was upheld for nearly fifty years. This coin type is important for architectural historians as the arch&#039;s appearance is only known through its depiction on the coins: it was dismantled after Nero&#039;s ignominious end in 68 AD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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