Cleopatra I Syra - Ptolemaic Kingdom Queen Of Egypt - Pharaoh Ptolemy V Epiphanes

Queen Cleopatra I Syra 👸🏾 Ptolemaic Kingdom 205-176 BC Alexandria, Egypt mint.
Pharaoh Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Beautiful patina.
🌽Obverse: Head of Isis facing right, wreathed with corn and with hair in long locks.
🦅Reverse: Eagle standing on a thunderbolt with open wings facing left.⚡️
Legend: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS.
Cleopatra I was the daughter of Antiochus III, ruler of Syria. Cleopatra I was about 10 years old when she was married to Ptolemy V Epiphanes who was about 16 at the time. During 197 BC, Antiochus III had been engaged in war with Egypt, who was supported by Rome at the time. Antiochus III managed to capture several cities in Asia Minor that had been previously under the control of the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt. As part of a peace deal with Ptolemy V, Antiochus III offered his daughter Cleopatra I to marry Ptolemy V. They were betrothed in 195 BC and their marriage took place in 193 BC in Raphia.
Predecessor: Ptolemy V of Egypt
Successor: Ptolemy VI of Egypt
Co-regent: Ptolemy V & Ptolemy VI
Father: Antiochus III the Great, ruler of Syria
Mother: Laodice III
Ptolemy V died unexpectedly in September 180 BC, at the age of only 30. Cleopatra I's son, Ptolemy VI, who was only six years old, was immediately crowned king, with Cleopatra as co-regent. She was the first Ptolemaic queen to rule without her husband. In documents from this period, Cleopatra is named Thea Epiphanes and her name appears before Ptolemy. Coins were minted under the joint authority of her and her son.
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