Coin of Attambelos I
Attambelos I was a king of
Characene, a
Parthian vassal state and important
trading port
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An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exch ...
and
emporium
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Historical
* Emporium (antiquity), a trading post, factory, or market of Classical antiquity
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on the
Persian Gulf. His rule was from 47/46 to 25/24
BC.
He is recorded by only four
coins dated in the years 10/11, 11/12, 13/14 and 22/23
BC. Like most Characene Coinage, he is depicted himself on the front and
Heracles (or
Nike) on the
reverse.
This ruler is also mentioned by
Josephus and there is evidence that his rule was interrupted by a foreign king in the year 18/19.
[Monika Schuol, The Characene: A mesopotaoinian Kingdom in Hellenistic times. Steiner, Stuttgart 2000, , page226-227, 323-326.]
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Kings of Characene
1st-century BC monarchs in the Middle East
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
1st-century BC rulers
1st-century BC deaths
