Orodes II (king of Parthia, 57-37 BCE)

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Orodes II of Parthia was the king of the Parthian Empire from 57 BC to 37 BC. Orodes was a son of Phraates III, whom he murdered in 57 BC, assisted by his brother Mithridates. He married a Greek Princess from the Kingdom of Commagene, called Laodice who was a daughter of King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene and Queen Isias Philostorgos of Commagene.

Die Studies

Item	Image	Metal	Weight
S 1368 - Ecbatana (Orodes II), bronze (57-38 BCE)		Bronze

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coin	Metal	Date	Overstruck type
2745 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Orodes II) (tetradrachm Orodes/seated Orodes & Tyche) over uncertain type (Allotte de la Fuÿe 1904, 2)		Silver	57 BC JL
2606 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Orodes II) (tetradrachm Orodes/seated Orodes & Tyche) over uncertain type (Triton, XIII, Jan. 2010, 635)		Silver	57 BC JL
31378 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Orodes II) (tetradrachm Orodes/seated Orodes nicephorus) over uncertain type (Gorny & Mosch, EA 311, Apr. 2025, 144)		Silver	57 BC JL
31381 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Orodes II) (tetradrachm Orodes/seated Orodes nicephorus) over uncertain type (Leu, EA 25, March 2023, 1105)		Silver	57 BC JL

Overstruck coins

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Orodes II of Parthia

Type ᵖ	Person
Nomisma ID	https://nomisma.org/id/orodes_ii_parthia
Links	http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q313933 http://viaf.org/viaf/59895492 http://d-nb.info/gnd/119498766

Literature

• Sellwood 1980 (4 mentions)
• Shore 1993 (4 mentions)
• Nelson 2011 (4 mentions)
• Boillet 2009 (1 mentions)
• Callataÿ 1994c (1 mentions)
• Allotte de la Fuÿe 1904 (1 mentions)