Theonesios III of Characene was a king of Characene who ruled from approximately 52AD.Richard Nelson Frye, The History of Ancient Iran(C.H.Beck, 1984) p277.Daniel T. Potts, Araby the Blest: Studies in Arabian Archaeology (Museum Tusculanum Press, 1988) p 141. His rule is known only by the coins he minted.Monika Schuol: Die Charakene. Ein mesopotamisches Königreich in hellenistisch-parthischer Zeit, Stuttgart 2000, p. 220-221, 300-303 . The distribution of his coinage through the region indicates his rule was one of extensive trade.Daniel T. Potts, Araby the Blest: Studies in Arabian Archaeology (Museum Tusculanum Press, 1988) p153.
He was succeeded by Attambelos IV. References