Sauromates III ( el, Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Σαυροματης Γ', flourished 3rd century, died 232) was a

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client king of the

Bosporan Kingdom The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (, ''Vasíleio toú Kimmerikoú Vospórou''), was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus ...

. Like many other late Bosporan kings, Sauromates III is known only from coinage, which means his relationship to the other kings is unknown, as are details of his accession and reign. His coins are known from the period 229–232, meaning that he appears to have co-ruled with Cotys III (), who might have been his father.

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232 deaths 3rd-century monarchs in Europe Sauromates 3 Year of birth unknown Sauromates 3, Tiberius {{AncientRome-politician-stub

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