Leukon II of Bosporus

Leukon II
King of the Bosporan Kingdom
Reign	240–220 BC
Predecessor	Spartokos IV
Successor	Hygiainon
Born	Unknown Bosporan Kingdom
Died	220 BC Bosporan Kingdom
Consort	Alkathoe
Issue	Spartokos V
Greek	Λευκών
House
Father	Paerisades II
Religion	Greek Polytheism

Leukon II of Bosporus (Greek: Λέυκων Β'; c. 240 – 220 BC), also known as Leuco, seems to have been the second son of Paerisades II and a ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom in 240 BC due to his surviving coinage.

He killed his brother, Spartokos IV, after discovering his adulterous affair with Leukon's wife Alkathoe, and assumed the throne. Alkathoe later supposedly killed Leukon in an act of revenge.

Leukon also supposedly endured an economic crisis in the 3rd century BC, where he minted new coins with his own name, in order to maintain his kingdom. He was the first Bosporan king to issue coins with his own name.

He was succeeded by Hygiainon after his death. Hygiainon, however, was not a member of the Spartocid dynasty and may have been a supporter of Kamasarye, the daughter and heiress of Spartokos V, who was, at the time, too young to rule.

Collection of coins from the reign of Leukon II here

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