Theonesios I was a
King of
Characene, a
vassal state of the
Parthian empire and important
trading port
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exch ...
on the
Persian Gulf. His rule was from 25/24
BC to 19/18BC.
He is known only from his
silver Tetradrachms, which exhibits various spelling of his name.
[Monika Schuol, ''The Characene: A ]Mesopotamian
Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the F ...
Kingdom in Hellenistic times''. Steiner, Stuttgart 2000, page 225, 316-317.
References
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Kings of Characene
1st-century BC monarchs in the Middle East
Year of birth missing
1st-century deaths
Year of death missing