SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA, Kleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR tetradrachm (16,61 g). Damaskos mint, dated S.E. 192 = 121/0 BC. Jugate heads right; Kleopatra Thea, veiled and wearing stephane and necklace; diademed head of Antiochos VIII / BASI?ISSHS / ?????????S / T??S : KAI BAS-I?EOS ANT-IO?OY, Zeus seated left on throne, holding Nike and resting on sceptre: monogram in outer left field and below throne. Bqp (date) in exergue. Very minor old contact marks in fields. Attractive deep iridescent cabinet toning.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA, Kleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR tetradrachm (16,61 g). Damaskos mint, dated S.E. 192 = 121/0 BC. Jugate heads right; Kleopatra Thea, veiled and wearing stephane and necklace; diademed head of Antiochos VIII / BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ / ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ / ΘΕΑΣ : KAI BAΣ-IΛEΩΣ ANT-IOΧOY, Zeus seated left on throne, holding Nike and resting on sceptre: monogram in outer left field and below throne. Bqp (date) in exergue. Very minor old contact marks in fields. Attractive deep iridescent cabinet toning.

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Kleopatra Thea was the daughter of Ptolemy VI of Egypt. Between 150 and 126 BC she was married three times with different rulers of the Seleukid Empire; Alexander I Balas, Demetrios II Nikator and Antiochos VII Sidetes. The first two died in battle while Demetrios was likely killed on Kleopatras own orders. She ruled the empire alone from 125 until 121 BC when she elevated her second son, Antiochos VIII Gryphos, as co-ruler. This was probably a tactical move to legitimize her own power. As Gryphos grew up he became hard to control and she finally made a plot on his life, offering him a glass of poisoned wine. The plan backfired as Gryphos got suspicious of her unusual behavior and he forced her to drink her own poison that eventually killed her.

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