Coin of Arkathias, possible Carcathiocerta mint

Arkathias was the Orontid king of Sophene in the second half of the 2nd-century BC.^[1] His name (Ἀρκαθίας) is of Iranian origin, although its etymology remains uncertain.^[2] The Polish historian Michał Marciak suggests that Arkathias was the founder of the royal city of Carcathiocerta.^[3] Present scholarship maintain that Arkathias ruled after Mithrobouzanes and before Artanes, however, this is subject to further confirmation.^[1]

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• Marciak, Michał (2017). Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene: Three Regna Minora of Northern Mesopotamia Between East and West. BRILL. ISBN 978-9004350700.