Tiraios II was a king who ruled from about 79/78 to 49/48 BC the state of Characene, a vassal state of the

Parthian Parthian may be: Historical * A demonym "of Parthia", a region of north-eastern of Greater Iran * Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) * Parthian language, a now-extinct Middle Iranian language * Parthian shot, an archery skill famously employed by ...

s. Like most kings of Characene he is known only from

numismatic Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also includ ...

sources, in his case his silver and bronze coins. He was also mentioned by Lucian of Samosata, 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. One of his coins overstrikes a coin of a king

Hippokrates Autokrator Nikephoros Hippokrates Autokrator Nikephoros was a king with a Greek name only known from a coin in a private collection. His name is partly reconstructed. The first name Hippokrates is not fully preserved on the coin. Only ''pokrates'' is still visible. His ...

. The latter might be an usurpator in the Charakene.G.R.F. Assar: ''A New Hellenistic Ruler from Early 1st Century BC: King ipokrates Autokrator Nikephoros'', in: ''Portraits: 400 Years of Hellenistic Portraits/400 Jahre hellenistische Portraits. Staatliche Münzsammlung München''. Editor/Herausgeber: Dr. Andreas Pangerl. Publisher: Verlag: Staatliche Münzsammlung Munich 2020. , p. 340

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{{s-end 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 Vassal rulers of the Parthian Empire