Darayan II | |
Succession: | King of Persis |
Reign: | c. 1st century BC |
Predecessor: | Wadfradad III |
Successor: | Ardakhshir II |
Issue: | Ardakhshir II |
Father: | Wadfradad III |
Religion: | Zoroastrianism |
Darayan II (also called Darius II; Aramaic: d’ryw) was king of Persis in the 1st century BC, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. He was succeeded by his son Ardakhshir II.
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 d’ryw mlk' brh wtprdt mlk’ ("Darius the King, son of Wadfradad the King").