Leucon II explained

Leucon II
Succession:King of the Bosporan Kingdom
Reign:c. 240–220 BC[1]
Native Lang1:Greek
Native Lang1 Name1:Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Λευκών
Birth Date:Unknown
Birth Place:Bosporan Kingdom
Death Date:c. 220 BC
Death Place:Bosporan Kingdom
Predecessor:Spartocus IV
Successor:Hygiaenon
Queen:Alcathoe
Royal House:Spartocid
Father:Paerisades II
Issue:
Paerisades III
Religion:Greek Polytheism

Leucon II of Bosporus (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Λέυκων|Leukon; c. 240 – 220 BC), also known as Leuco, seems to have been the second son of Paerisades II and a Spartocid ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom in 240 BC.

Reign

Leucon killed his brother, Spartocus IV, after discovering that he had been engaged in an adulterous affair with Leukon's wife, Alcathoe, and assumed the throne. Supposedly, Alcathoe later killed Leucon in an act of revenge.

Leucon also supposedly endured an economic crisis in the 3rd century BC, when he minted new coins with his own name, in order to maintain his kingdom. He was the first Bosporan king to issue coins with his own name.[1]

Succession

He was succeeded by Hygiaenon after his death. Hygiaenon was not a member of the Spartocid dynasty and may have been a supporter of Camasarye, the daughter and heiress of Spartocus IV.

Bibliography

External links

Collection of coins from the reign of Leucon II here

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia,The Free Dictionary. Leucon II (c. 240–220), under whom, for the first time on the shores of the Bosporus, coins were minted in the king’s name..