Pharsanzes

Pharsanzes
Coin of Pharsanzes
King of the Bosporus
Reign	253–254
Predecessor	Rhescuporis V
Successor	Rhescuporis V
Died	254 (?)
Dynasty	Tiberian-Julian (?)
Father	Ininthimeus (?)

Pharsanzes (Greek: Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Φαρσάνζης, romanized: Tiberios Ioulios Farsanzes), also known as Farsanza,^[1] was the king of the Bosporan Kingdom, a Roman client state, from 253 to 254. Virtually no historical information is known of Pharsanzes's reign on account of the king only being known from coinage. His reign overlaps completely with the reign of Rhescuporis V (r. 240–276). As a result, Pharsanzes is most frequently believed to have been a rival claimant or usurper, though some researchers believe he was a co-ruler granted power by Rhescuporis V.