Tiberius Julius Cotys II
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| T. J. Cotys II | |
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 Gold stater of the Bosporan king Cotys II, legend BACΙΛΕΩC ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΟΥ. (Οther side: head of Hadrian, year ΥΚΓ΄ = 423 = 126/7) 19 mm, 7.78 g. | |
| King of the Bosporus | |
| Reign | 123 - 131 |
| Predecessor | T. J. Sauromates I |
| Successor | T. J. Rhoemetalces |
| Died | 131 |
| Issue | T. J. Rhoemetalces T. J. Eupator |
| Dynasty | Tiberian-Julian |
| Father | T. J. Sauromates I |
Cotys II or Kotys II (Greek: Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Κότυς Β' Φιλοκαῖσαρ Φιλορωμαῖος Eὐσεβής, Tiberios Iulios Kotys Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes; fl. 2nd century – 131) was a prince and Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom. Like many other later Bosporan kings, Cotys II is known mainly from coinage, alongside a few inscriptions and contemporary writings. His coins are known from the period 123–131.[1] Cotys II is known to have been the son of his predecessor Sauromates I.[2] His relationship to later kings is not known for certain, but it is possible that his two immediate successors Rhoemetalces and Eupator were his sons.[2]
During his reign, the city of Chersonesus Taurica was under his direct control. Cotys II is mentioned in the writings of the Roman Historian Arrian and was a contemporary to the rule of the Roman emperor Hadrian.