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100 Greatest Women on Coins Series: Queen Cleopatra I Syra

Published 06/17/2026

As we continue moving through Whitman Publishing’s 100 Greatest Women on Coins series today, we will find ourselves learning about yet another Cleopatra. However, according to author Ron Guth, this Cleopatra was the first. Let us learn more about her journey through this blog series and how she made an impact on coinage from the ancient world.

#55 – Queen Cleopatra I Syra

Born around 204 BC, Cleopatra I Syra was the first of all the Cleopatras from Egypt, some of which we have already covered in this series. What is interesting is that she is of no relation to those women from earlier times, and despite the numbering system being inconsistent when it comes to the lineage, Cleoptra I Syra is the first of the Egyptian queens. Her descendant, Cleopatra VII, was the last (#4 on the list)...read more