Chalkon

The Boeotian League's authority collapsed at Chaeronea in 338 BC, where Philip II's Macedonian forces effectively ended Greek federal autonomy in the region. The League was formally dissolved by Philip shortly after the battle, yet bronze coinage continued under Macedonian oversight — a monetary apparatus kept running precisely because small-denomination bronze was too embedded in daily market life to simply stop. This chalkon sits within that awkward transitional window.

The Boeotian League's authority collapsed at Chaeronea in 338 BC, where Philip II's Macedonian forces effectively ended Greek federal autonomy in the region. Philip formally dissolved the League immediately after, yet bronze coinage continued — kept running because small-denomination bronze was too embedded in daily market transactions to simply stop. This chalkon falls squarely in that politically ambiguous transitional period, struck either in the last gasp of genuine League authority or under Macedonian-sanctioned continuation.