Darayan II | |
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![]() Silver
drachma of Darayan II. | |
King of Persis | |
Reign | c. 1st century BC |
Predecessor | Wadfradad III |
Successor | Ardakhshir II |
Issue | Ardakhshir II |
Father | Wadfradad III |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Darayan II (also called Darius II; Aramaic: đĄđĄđĄđĄđĄ dâryw) was king of Persis in the 1st century BC, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. [1] He was succeeded by his son Ardakhshir II. [1]
In the silver drachmas of Darayan II, on the obverse, the king is wearing a tiara with a crescent and star symbol, earflap, and decorated with precious stones. On the reverse, the king is facing a fire altar & holding a scepter, with an inscription in Aramaic dâryw mlk' brh wtprdt mlkâ ("Darius the King, son of Wadfradad the King"). [2]
Darayan II | |
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![]() Silver
drachma of Darayan II. | |
King of Persis | |
Reign | c. 1st century BC |
Predecessor | Wadfradad III |
Successor | Ardakhshir II |
Issue | Ardakhshir II |
Father | Wadfradad III |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Darayan II (also called Darius II; Aramaic: đĄđĄđĄđĄđĄ dâryw) was king of Persis in the 1st century BC, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. [1] He was succeeded by his son Ardakhshir II. [1]
In the silver drachmas of Darayan II, on the obverse, the king is wearing a tiara with a crescent and star symbol, earflap, and decorated with precious stones. On the reverse, the king is facing a fire altar & holding a scepter, with an inscription in Aramaic dâryw mlk' brh wtprdt mlkâ ("Darius the King, son of Wadfradad the King"). [2]