Leukas occupied an unusual geographic position — technically an island after the Corinthians cut a channel through the isthmus in the seventh century, yet culturally and politically tied to the Akarnanian mainland throughout the fourth century. This bronze was struck during a period when the city navigated shifting alliances between Macedon, Epirus, and the Akarnanians, eventually joining the Akarnanian League sometime around the close of this issue's probable production window.
Leukas occupied an unusual geographic position — technically an island after the Corinthians cut a channel through the isthmus in the seventh century, yet culturally and politically tied to the Akarnanian mainland throughout the fourth century. This bronze was struck during a period when the city navigated shifting alliances between Macedon, Epirus, and the Akarnanians, eventually joining the Akarnanian League sometime around the close of this issue's probable production window.