Seleucus III Ceraunus

Seleucus III Ceraunus
Basileus
Silver tetradrachm of Seleukos III Keraunos, minted in Antioch, featuring a portrait of Seleukos on the obverse. SC 921.1
Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
Reign	December 225 – April/June 223 BC
Predecessor	Seleucus II Callinicus
Successors	Antiochus III the Great
Born	Alexander c. 243 BC
Died	April/June 223 BC (aged 20)
Dynasty	Seleucid
Father	Seleucus II Callinicus
Mother	Laodice II

Seleucus III Soter, called Seleucus Ceraunus (Greek: Σέλευκος Γ΄ ὁ Σωτήρ, ὁ Κεραυνός; c. 243 BC – April/June 223 BC, ruled December 225 – April/June 223 BC),^[1] was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Kingdom, the eldest son of Seleucus II Callinicus and Laodice II.