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Drachm
| Emittent | Boeotian League |
|---|---|
| Jahr | 304 BC - 294 BC |
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| Nennwert | Drachm (1) |
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| Reversbeschreibung | A tall, two-handled amphora with pronounced neck and elegant volute handles is depicted in fine relief at center, occupying the majority of a recessed incuse square. The vessel rests on a short foot within the square, which itself is set against a broad, plain outer field. To the lower left and lower right of the amphora appear the Greek letters Δ and Ι respectively, forming a two-letter ethnic or magistrate abbreviation. The composition is well-balanced, with the amphora rendered with attention to naturalistic volume, characteristic of Boeotian coinage of the early third century BC. |
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| Reverslegende | Δ Ι |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The Boeotian League's federal coinage was one of the ancient Greek world's more durable monetary experiments, issued not by a single polis but by the koinon acting as a collective authority — an arrangement that made political sense given Thebes's repeated struggles to dominate its neighbors without fully subjugating them. The decade bracketed by these dates was turbulent: the league was navigating the aftermath of the Wars of the Diadochi, with Demetrius Poliorcetes seizing Boeotia around 293 BC and effectively ending the league's autonomous operation shortly after.
The BCD collection specimen, long considered a benchmark for this type, was among the reference points used to establish die linkage across the series.