Cotys III or Kotys III ( el, Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Κότυς Γ' Φιλοκαῖσαρ Φιλορωμαῖος Eὐσεβής, ''Tiberios Iulios Kotys Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes'', flourished second half of 2nd century and first half of 3rd century – died 234) was a
Roman
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client king of the
Bosporan Kingdom
The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (, ''Vasíleio toú Kimmerikoú Vospórou''), was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus, ...
. Like many of the other late Bosporan kings, Cotys III is known mainly from coinage, meaning that the historical events of his reign are largely unknown. His coins are known from the period 228–234.
He is known from an inscription to have been the son of his predecessor,
Rhescuporis III.
Cotys III's coinage overlaps with the coins of
Sauromates III,
perhaps his brother,
and
Rhescuporis IV. They might thus have been co-rulers with him.
His relationship to later kings is unknown, though it has been suggested that he was the father of
Ininthimeus.
See also
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Bosporan Kingdom
The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (, ''Vasíleio toú Kimmerikoú Vospórou''), was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus, ...
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Roman Crimea The Crimean Peninsula (at the time known as ''Taurica'') was under partial control of the Roman Empire during the period of 47 BC to c. 340 AD.
The territory under Roman control mostly coincided with the Bosporan Kingdom (although under Nero, from ...
References
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Rulers of the Bosporan Kingdom
Roman client rulers
3rd-century monarchs in Europe
Year of birth unknown
Julii
234 deaths