Drachm

The Boeotian League's federal coinage reflects the confederation's persistent struggle to maintain political cohesion against Macedonian pressure and, later, Roman encroachment. By the early second century, Boeotia found itself dangerously exposed — the League had backed Perseus of Macedon, and Rome's victory at Pydna in 168 BC effectively dissolved the confederation. Most surviving federal silver from this period was minted before that political collapse, which compresses the active striking window considerably. The League's mint output was never prolific by Hellenistic standards, and attrition has thinned the surviving population further.