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Drachm
| Issuer | Boeotian League |
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| Year | 304 BC - 294 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing Boeotian shield rendered in high convex relief, its distinctive cutout notches visible at the upper left and right sides of the rim. A vertical kerykeion (herald's staff) is depicted at the center of the shield's field, serving as the principal decorative device. The shield's rounded form and incised border are characteristic of the Boeotian League coinage of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (304 BC - 294 BC) |
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The Boeotian League's autonomous coinage of this period reflects the political turbulence following the death of Alexander the Great, when the koinon reasserted itself amid the wars of the Diadochi. Thebes had been razed by Alexander in 335 BC, and its eventual partial resettlement under Cassander around 316 BC brought renewed institutional confidence to the League — visible in the resumption of silver coinage on the Aeginetan standard.
The multiple concordance references across BCD, Weber, and Copenhagen collections suggest this is a well-documented emission, though precise die-linking within the 304–294 window remains the work of specialists rather than the catalog alone.