BOEOTIA, Thebes. Arka-, Magistrate. 368-364 BC. AR Stater.

BOEOTIA, Thebes. Arka-, Magistrate (368-364 BC) AR Stater (21mm, 12.04g, 6h).

The magistrate ARKA- is unnamed, and only known from his coinage. What is unique about this magistrate is that his coinage shares NO obverse die link to any other magistrate and is used as a terminus for dating within the series. The variety presented is known by the ivy leaves present above the krater, with his initials AR-KA in the fields. The ivy leaves are always in the same arrangement, two on the outside pointing upwards, and two inside pointing down and inwards towards the opening of the krater.

Hepworth 14; BCD Boiotia 537; HGC 4, 1332.