Attambelos I of Characene

Coin of Attambelos I

Attambelos I was a king of Characene a Parthian vassal state and important trading port and emporium on the Persian Gulf. His rule was from 47/46 to 25/24BC.

He is recorded by only four coins dated in the years 10/11, 11/12, 13/14 and 22/23BC.^[1] 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 ^[2] and there is evidence that his rule was interrupted by a foreign king in the year 18/19. ^[3]

References

1. ↑ Monika Schuol, The Characene. A Mesopotamian Kingdom in Hellenistic times. Steiner, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-515-07709-X.
2. ↑ Flavius Josephus, Ant 20.7-19
3. ↑ Monika Schuol, The Characene: A mesopotaoinian Kingdom in Hellenistic times. Steiner, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-515-07709-X, page226-227, 323-326.