Arsames II

Arsames II
King
Coin of Arsames II, 230 BCE
Reign230–220 BCE
PredecessorArsames I
SuccessorXerxes
DynastyOrontid
FatherArsames I

Arsames II was the King of Armenian kingdom of Sophene, the son of Arsames I.

Arsames II reigned from 230–220 BCE and offered asylum to Antiochus Hierax, the rebellious brother of the Seleucid king, Seleucus II.

Cyril Toumanoff considered Arsames II to be the same person as Arsames I.

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