Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1447. 9 January 2006. Sold For $18000 TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. AV Aureus (6.89 g, 7h). Struck 116 AD. IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / REX PARTHVS in exergue, Trajan, laureate and in military uniform, seated left on camp bench set on daïs; behind, prefect standing left; to left, Parthian king standing right, knees bent in form of submission; behind, five soldiers standing around king, holding shields, spears, and three legionary standards. RIC II 310; Strack 220; Calicó 1082; BMCRE p. 106, † = Vicomte E. de Quelen Collection (Rollin & Feuardent, 14 May 1888), lot 1030 (same rev. die); Cohen 329 var. (obv. legend). Extremely rare, four known examples, in Paris, Brussels, the Vatican and the de Quelen example (cited by RIC and BMCRE). ($10,000) From Triton IX, by permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.