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Drachm
| Issuer | Boeotian League |
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| Year | 225 BC - 171 BC |
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| Value | Silver Drachm (1) |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΟΙΩΤΩN |
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| Mintage | ND (225 BC - 171 BC) |
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The Boeotian League's federal coinage was administered collectively by the member cities, with the magistrate responsible for a given issue typically identified by the name appearing on the coin — a rotating arrangement that reflected the League's unusually decentralized financial administration. This series spans a politically turbulent stretch ending with the Roman destruction of Coroneia in 171 BC and the effective dissolution of the League following Boeotia's disastrous alignment with Perseus of Macedon during the Third Macedonian War.
The federal drachm series is well-documented across the major reference collections, with BCD Boiotia remaining the authoritative die study for sequence and attribution.