Darius_II_of_Persis
Darayan II
1st century BC king of Persis
Darayan II (also called Darius II; Aramaic: đĄâŹđĄđĄđĄâŹđĄ ⏠dâryw) was king of Persis in the 1st century BC, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire.[1] He was succeeded by his son Ardakhshir II.[1]
In the silver drachmas of Darayan II, on the obverse, the king is wearing a tiara with a crescent and star symbol, earflap, and decorated with precious stones. On the reverse, the king is facing a fire altar & holding a scepter, with an inscription in Aramaic dâryw mlk' brh wtprdt mlkâ ("Darius the King, son of Wadfradad the King").[2]