page_title: Ardakhshir II
hierarchical_section_title: Ardakhshir II
caption_attribution_description: English: KINGS of PERSIS. Ardaxšir (Artaxerxes) II. 1st century BC
context_page_description: Ardakhshir 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Silver drachma of Ardakhshir II.
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