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Stater - Anti
| Issuer | Thebes |
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| Year | 390 BC - 382 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BCD Boiotia#476, Hepworth#7, BMC Greek#114, SNG Copenhagen#316 |
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| Reverse description | Within a concave incuse circle, a tall amphora occupies the central field, flanked by the magistrate's name inscribed in two lines across the field reading A-N T-I. A club pointing left is positioned above the amphora, serving as an additional control or civic symbol. The concave circular border frames the entire composition, a hallmark of Boeotian federal coinage of this period. The design elements are characteristic of the early fourth century BC Theban mint issues attributed to the magistrate Anti. |
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| Mint | Thebes |
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Thebes issued this stater during a period of direct Spartan occupation. In 382 BC, the Spartan commander Phoibidas seized the Kadmeia — the citadel of Thebes — in a surprise move during peacetime, installing a pro-Spartan oligarchy and effectively ending Theban autonomy. Coins from the closing years of this range were almost certainly struck under pressure, with the city's political independence collapsing around the mint.
The BCD collection reference places this among a tightly sequenced die study. Hepworth's classification distinguishes these issues by magistrate abbreviations, with "Anti" identifying the controlling official responsible for this emission.