The Boeotian League's coinage was federally issued at a time when most Greek states struck in their own names — a political choice that reflected Thebes' consolidating grip on the region following the King's Peace of 387 BC. The hemidrachm denomination circulated as working small change across a confederacy that briefly became the dominant military power in mainland Greece after Leuctra in 371 BC.
Production almost certainly contracted sharply after Philip II of Macedon dissolved the League following Chaeronea in 338 BC, compressing the active striking window near the end of this type's date range.
The Boeotian League's coinage was federally issued at a time when most Greek states struck in their own names — a political choice that reflected Thebes' consolidating grip on the region following the King's Peace of 387 BC. The hemidrachm denomination circulated as working small change across a confederacy that briefly became the dominant military power in mainland Greece after Leuctra in 371 BC.
Production almost certainly contracted sharply after Philip II of Macedon dissolved the League following Chaeronea in 338 BC, compressing the active striking window near the end of this type's date range.