Attambelos IV

{{Short description|1st century AD king of Characene}}

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Attambelos IV of Characene was a first century ruler of the state of Characene,Richard Nelson Frye, The History of Ancient Iran(C.H.Beck, 1984) p277.E. Yarshater, The Cambridge History of Iran, Cambridge University Press [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ko_RafMSGLkC&dq=Tiraios+I&pg=PA315 page 487]Daniel T. Potts, Araby the Blest: Studies in Arabian Archaeology (Museum Tusculanum Press, 1988) p 141. centered on the northern end of the Persian Gulf. His capital was probably Charax.

He ruled from 54/55-64/65; but he is known only from coins he minted.{{cite web|url=http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=181280|title=CNG: eAuction 251. KINGS of CHARACENE. Attambelos IV. AD 54/5-64/5. Æ Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.94 g, 12h). Spasinou-Charax mint. Dated SE 37[?].|publisher=|accessdate=3 January 2015}}Monika Schuol: Die Charakene. Ein mesopotamisches Königreich in hellenistisch-parthischer Zeit, Stuttgart 2000, p. 220-221, 300-303 {{ISBN|3-515-07709-X}}