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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VI Philometor, 180 - 145 B.C.
Ptolemy VI Philometor came to the throne at six. The kingdom was governed by his mother until her death in 180 and then Eulaeus and Lenaeus. In 170 B.C. he took control with his sister-wife Cleopatra II and his younger brother Ptolemy VIII as co-rulers. Ptolemy VI's reign was characterized by external conflict with the Seleucid Empire over Syria and by internal conflict with his younger brother for control of the Ptolemaic monarchy. In the Sixth Syrian War (170 - 168 B.C.), Egypt was twice invaded by Seleucid armies. Ptolemy VIII expelled Ptolemy VI from Egypt in 164 B.C. The people of Alexandria rebelled and invited Ptolemy VI back in 163 B.C. He banished his brother to Cyrenaica. Supporting a series of rival claimants for the Seleucid throne, he instigated civil war. In 145 B.C., he invaded and took Syria, but he died three days later from injuries sustained in the battle. The gains from the war were almost immediately lost and Ptolemy VIII returned to power.SH85287. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 1489, SNG Cop 262, Noeske 192, Malter 221, Boston MFA 2290, Weiser -, Hosking -, SNG Milan -, Choice EF, well centered, bold strike, superb portrait, toned, Alexandria mint, weight 14.032g, maximum diameter 27.2mm, die axis 0o, 2nd sole reign, 163 - 145 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on fulmen (thunderbolt), head left, wings closed, no date or controls; ex Forum (2011); SOLD
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