Vardanes II

Vardanes II
Vardanes II
	Tetradrachm of Vardanes II, Seleucia mint
Rival Parthian king
Reign	55 – 58
Predecessor	Vologases I
Successor	Vologases I
Died	58
Dynasty	Arsacid dynasty
Father	Vologases I
Religion	Zoroastrianism

Vardanes II was the son of Vologases I and briefly ruler of parts of the Parthian Empire. He rebelled against his father from about 55 to 58 CE and must have occupied Ecbatana, since he issued coins from the mint there, bearing the likeness of a young beardless king wearing a diadem with five pendants. Nothing more about him is known.[1]

References

One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vardanes s.v. Vardanes II.". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 905.

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Dąbrowa, Edward (2010). "The Arsacids and their State". XI: 21–52. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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Sellwood, David (1983). "Parthian Coins". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3(1): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 279–298. ISBN 0-521-20092-X.

Vardanes II Arsacid dynasty
Preceded by Vologases I	Parthian king 55–58	Succeeded by Vologases I

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[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vardanes s.v. Vardanes II.". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 905.