Arsaces 35 AD No known coins

When King Artaxias III died in AD 35, the Parthian monarch Artabanus II moved at once to reclaim influence in Armenia. He dispatched his son Arsaces with a supporting force, and a pro-Parthian faction in Artaxata proclaimed the prince king. The installation, however, lacked broad Armenian consent and immediately drew Rome’s attention.

Emperor Tiberius ordered the Syrian governor Lucius Vitellius to counter the coup. Vitellius backed a rival claimant, Mithradates of Iberia, and quietly encouraged Armenian nobles dismayed by Parthian intervention. Within months a conspiracy—engineered by those nobles and aided by Iberian agents—overran the palace. Arsaces was assassinated before the end of 35, and his Parthian guard withdrew. The episode lasted only a few months, produced no coinage or durable acts, and ended with Rome restoring its position by placing Mithradates on the throne.