Asinnalus of Media Atropatene (flourished 1st century BC) was a Prince who served as a King of Media

Atropatene Atropatene ( peo, Ātṛpātakāna; grc, Ἀτροπατηνή), also known as Media Atropatene, was an ancient Iranian kingdom established in by the Persian satrap Atropates. The kingdom, centered in present-day northern Iran, was ruled by A ...

. Little is known on the origins and life of Asinnalus. He was a monarch of Median and possibly of

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descent. He succeeded his relative Artavasdes I in the Kingship of Media Atropatene in 30 BC. As in that year the Roman Triumvir

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, gave Artavasdes I the

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to govern as a Roman Client King. Asinnalus ruled as King of Media Atropatene from 30 BC to an unknown date in the 20s BC. He is only known from surviving numismatic evidence. He appeared to have died at an unknown date in the 20s BC, as he was succeeded by Ariobarzanes II,Swan, ''The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)'', p.114 one of the sons of Artavasdes I.

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Sources and External links

Coinage of Asinnalus at Classical Numismatic Group

Coinage of Asinnalus at Classical Numismatic Group
* P.M. Swan, ''The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)'' (Google eBook), Oxford University Press, 2004 {{DEFAULTSORT:Asinnalus of Media Atropatene Rulers of Media Atropatene 1st-century BC Iranian monarchs