Boeotia Thebes AR Stater C363-338 BC Boetian Shield/Amphora R: Timo (Magistrate)

Your thoughts appreciated on the latest acquisition. Maybe I should have waited for a better centered one, but the coin caught my eye and I really liked it. Thanks!

BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 363-338 BC..
Obv: Boeotian shield
Rev: Amphora; TI-MO named magistrate across field
Spec: 12.16 g, 20-21 mm, silver
Ref: BCD Boiotia 556; HGC 4, 1334: SNG Copenhagen 351



Thebes was the largest city of the ancient region of Boeotia and was the leader of the Boeotian confederacy. It was a major rival of ancient Athens, and sided with the Persians during the 480 BC invasion under Xerxes. Theban forces under the command of Epaminondas ended the power of Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC. The Sacred Band of Thebes (an elite military unit) famously fell at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC against Philip II and Alexander the Great. Prior to its destruction by Alexander in 335 BC, Thebes was a major force in Greek history, and was the most dominant city-state at the time of the Macedonian conquest of Greece. During the Byzantine period, the city was famous for its silks.