Anzaze

coin: Kamnaskires and Anzaze

Anzaze was a queen of the Elymais (a Parthian vassal kingdom in what is now Iran).[1][2] She appears on coins together with king Kamnaskires III (about 82/81 BC to 75. BC following dates on the coins).[2][3] They perhaps ruled together as on the coins she is called βασιλίσσης (the Genitive case of queen - βασίλισσα [basílissa]).[4][5] Furthermore it was not common on ancient coins that kings and queens appear together, again supporting her special status.

Literature

  • D. T. Potts: The Archaeology of Elam, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, 399 ISBN 0-521-56496-4

References

  1. ^ Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh; Stewart, Sarah (2010-03-24). The Age of the Parthians. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85773-308-5.
  2. ^ a b Salaris, Davide (2023-01-02). "The Equestrian Relief of Hung-e Azhdar: A Historical Memory for the Dynastic Lineages of Elymais". Iran. 61 (1): 36–58. doi:10.1080/05786967.2020.1846999. ISSN 0578-6967. S2CID 233644122.
  3. ^ Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh; Stewart, Sarah (2010-03-24). The Age of the Parthians. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85773-308-5.
  4. ^ Bigwood, J. M. (2004). "Queen Mousa, Mother and Wife(?) of King Phraatakes of Parthia: A Re-evaluation of the Evidence". Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada. 48 (1): 35–70. doi:10.1353/mou.2004.0027. ISSN 1913-5416. S2CID 164436127.
  5. ^ BIGWOOD, Joan M (2008). "SOME PARTHIAN QUEENS IN GREEK AND BABYLONIAN DOCUMENTS". Some Parthian Queens in Greek and Babylonian Documents. 43: 235–274. doi:10.2143/IA.43.0.2024050. ISSN 0021-0870.