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Charaspes was a Scythian king ruling in the Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
 region.

He was initially thought to be the King of Sophene
Sophene

For the kingdom, please see Kingdom of Sophene.Sophene was a province of the Armenian Kingdom and of the Roman Empire, located in the south-west of the kingdom....
 circa 230 BC, attested only by a single coin currently kept in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
.

However, there is controversy whether or not this king is actually an Armenian
Armenians

The Armenians are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands. A large concentration of them has remained there, especially in Armenia, but many of them are also scattered elsewhere throughout the world ....
: he is not mentioned in the inscriptions in Nemrud Dagi which list the ancestors of Antiochus I Theos
Antiochus Theos

Antiochus Theos may refer to:* Antiochus II Theos, the third king of the Seleucid Empire* Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, an important king of Commagene...
, and from other coin finds it appears that Charaspes was the name of a Scythian
Scythia

The Scythians or Scyths were an Eastern Iranian languages of Equestrianism nomadic pastoralists who dominated the Pontic steppe throughout Classical Antiquity....
 king in the western Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
 region.






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Charaspes was a Scythian king ruling in the Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
 region.

He was initially thought to be the King of Sophene
Sophene

For the kingdom, please see Kingdom of Sophene.Sophene was a province of the Armenian Kingdom and of the Roman Empire, located in the south-west of the kingdom....
 circa 230 BC, attested only by a single coin currently kept in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
.

However, there is controversy whether or not this king is actually an Armenian
Armenians

The Armenians are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands. A large concentration of them has remained there, especially in Armenia, but many of them are also scattered elsewhere throughout the world ....
: he is not mentioned in the inscriptions in Nemrud Dagi which list the ancestors of Antiochus I Theos
Antiochus Theos

Antiochus Theos may refer to:* Antiochus II Theos, the third king of the Seleucid Empire* Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, an important king of Commagene...
, and from other coin finds it appears that Charaspes was the name of a Scythian
Scythia

The Scythians or Scyths were an Eastern Iranian languages of Equestrianism nomadic pastoralists who dominated the Pontic steppe throughout Classical Antiquity....
 king in the western Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
 region. It is quite possible that he is not an Armenian king, but rather a numismatical
Numismatics

Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects. While numismatists are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, the discipline also includes a much larger study of payment-media used to resolve debts and the exchange of Good s....
 error.