| Arsames I | |||||
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 Coinage of Arsames, King of Sophene. | |||||
| King of Armenia, Sophene & Commagene | |||||
| Reign | 260 – 228 BC | ||||
| Coronation | 260 BC | ||||
| Successor | Possibly Arsames II Xerxes, King of Sophene & Commagene | ||||
| Died | 228 BC | ||||
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| Dynasty | Orontid dynasty | ||||
| Father | Sames | ||||
Arsames I (Greek: Ἀρσάμης; Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶) seems to have taken control of Commagene, Sophene and Armenia in the year 260 BC after the death of his grandfather Orontes III, king of Armenia, and his father Sames, king of Commagene.