Abgarids
The Abgarids were a Hellenized Aramaic royal dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Osroene with its capital at Edessa in Upper Mesopotamia. Traditionally founded by Abgar the Great in the 2nd century BCE, the dynasty controlled a frontier kingdom that acted as a political and cultural bridge between the Hellenistic world, Parthia, and Rome. The rulers maintained an urban and administrative culture that blended Syriac Aramaic traditions with Greek influences and minted coins in various languages.
Among the Abgarids, Abgar V the Great (reigned in the late 2nd to early 3rd century CE)
In the 3rd century, Osroene faced increasing pressure from neighboring powers, and the Abgarid line ultimately