Attambelos II was a king of Characene, [1] [2] a Parthian vassal state and important trading port on the Persian Gulf. His rule was from 17/16 to 9/8 BC. [3]
He is known only from his coins, which have been found as far away as Susa and on Failaka Island in the Persian Gulf. [4] His Tetradrachms have a low silver content and like almost all Characene coinage show the kings likeness on the front and Heracles on the reverse.
His bronze coins show a Nike on the reverse.
References
- ^ E. Yarshater, The Cambridge History of Iran, Cambridge University Press page 487
- ^ Daniel T. Potts, Araby the Blest: Studies in Arabian Archaeology (Museum Tusculanum Press, 1988) p 141.
- ^ Richard Nelson Frye, The History of Ancient Iran(C.H.Beck, 1984) p277.
- ^ Monika Schuol, The Characene. A Mesopotamian Kingdom in Hellenistic times. Steiner, Stuttgart 2000 page 226, 318-320.
Attambelos II was a king of Characene, [1] [2] a Parthian vassal state and important trading port on the Persian Gulf. His rule was from 17/16 to 9/8 BC. [3]
He is known only from his coins, which have been found as far away as Susa and on Failaka Island in the Persian Gulf. [4] His Tetradrachms have a low silver content and like almost all Characene coinage show the kings likeness on the front and Heracles on the reverse.
His bronze coins show a Nike on the reverse.
References
- ^ E. Yarshater, The Cambridge History of Iran, Cambridge University Press page 487
- ^ Daniel T. Potts, Araby the Blest: Studies in Arabian Archaeology (Museum Tusculanum Press, 1988) p 141.
- ^ Richard Nelson Frye, The History of Ancient Iran(C.H.Beck, 1984) p277.
- ^ Monika Schuol, The Characene. A Mesopotamian Kingdom in Hellenistic times. Steiner, Stuttgart 2000 page 226, 318-320.