Tiraios II was a king who ruled from about 79/78 to 49/48 BC the state of Characene, a vassal state of the Parthians. [1] [2]
Like most kings of Characene he is known only from numismatic sources, [3] in his case his silver and bronze coins.
He was also mentioned by Lucian of Samosata, [4] who says of him that he lived till 92.
His coinage indicates he was hellenised. He was the first king of Charakene to call himself Soter. [5]
One of his coins overstrikes a coin of a king Hippokrates Autokrator Nikephoros. The latter might be an usurpator in the Charakene. [6]
Tiraios II was a king who ruled from about 79/78 to 49/48 BC the state of Characene, a vassal state of the Parthians. [1] [2]
Like most kings of Characene he is known only from numismatic sources, [3] in his case his silver and bronze coins.
He was also mentioned by Lucian of Samosata, [4] who says of him that he lived till 92.
His coinage indicates he was hellenised. He was the first king of Charakene to call himself Soter. [5]
One of his coins overstrikes a coin of a king Hippokrates Autokrator Nikephoros. The latter might be an usurpator in the Charakene. [6]