Artabanus I of Parthia
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![Coin of Artabanus I. Reverse shows a seated goddess (perhaps Demeter) holding Nike and a cornucopia. Text reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ([coin] of king Arsaces). The date ΗΠΡ is 188 of the Seleucid era, that is, 125 BC–124 BC.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Coin_of_Artabanus_I_of_Parthia.jpg "Coin of Artabanus I. Reverse shows a seated goddess (perhaps Demeter) holding Nike and a cornucopia. Text reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ([coin] of king Arsaces). The date ΗΠΡ is 188 of the Seleucid era, that is, 125 BC–124 BC.")
Artabanus I of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from c. 128 to 124 BC. He succeeded his nephew Phraates II and died in battle against the Tochari, a Mongolian tribe, which had invaded the east of Iran.
He is perhaps identical with the Artabanus mentioned in Trogus, Prologi, xlii, 5.
| Preceded by: Phraates II | King of Parthia | Succeeded by: Mithridates II |
References
- Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus, xli, 2
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