Ardakhshir II

Ardakhshir II
Silver drachma of Ardakhshir II.
King of Persis
Reign	c. 1st century BC
Predecessor	Darayan II
Successor	Wahshir
Father	Darayan II
Religion	Zoroastrianism

Ardakhshir II (also spelled Artaxerxes II) was king of Persis in the 1st century BC, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. An inscription written in Middle Persian on a silver cup bears his name. He was succeeded by Wahsir.

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