Coins from Leagues and Federations
A league or federation was a political construction which was very common amongst the Greek city-states in Hellenistic times.

In mainland Greece, the construction was often a federal state consisting of several individual poleis (city-states) with shared political institutions and citizenship. Examples of this are the Achaean League and the Aetolian League.

In Asia Minor, the term was also used for the political merger of two or more neighboring poleis, which could eventually, but not necessarily, lead to the disappearance of one of the participating poleis.

A League typically shared functions such as defense, diplomacy, economics, and religious practices among its member states.
Leagues and Federations
(1) Achaean League
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An AR Hemidrachm struck c. 86 BC in Dyme
Obverse: head of laureate Zeus right

Reverse: fish under (AX) monogram all within wreath; (APT) left / ΔY up

Diameter: 15.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.2 g
ex Forum Ancient Coins
Clerk 55; BCD Peloponnesos 482
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(2) Achaean League
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An AR Hemidrachm struck 160-146 BC in Megalopolis
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus right

Reverse: (AX) monogram, thunderbolt below, all within wreath; ΞB / K_A / M

Diameter: 15.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.4 g
No notes for this coin
Benner 17; BCD Peloponnesos 1551.1; HGC 5, 953
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(3) Achaean League
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An AR Hemidrachm struck c. 188-180 BC in Mantineia
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus right

Reverse: (AX) monogram within wreath; A_N / CΩ

Diameter: 17 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.4 g
Mantinea as Antigoneia
Benner 5; BCD Peloponnesos 1492.2; HGC 5, 926
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(4) Achaean League
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An AR Hemidrachm struck c. 175-168 BC in Megara
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus Amarios right

Reverse: lyre above (AX) monogram, all within wreath; ΔΩ_PO

Diameter: 14.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.3 g
No notes for this coin
BCD Peloponessos 27.1; McClean 6431-2, Benner S. 78, 4; HGC 4, 1805
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(5) Achaean League
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An AR Hemidrachm struck 100-80 BC in Pallantion
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus right

Reverse: (AX) monogram, trident below, all within wreath; A / Π_Λ / (YE)

Diameter: 14 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2 g
No notes for this coin
BCD Peloponnesos 1593.2; Benner 4; HGC 5, 969
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(6) Boeotian League
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An AE unit struck 221-197 BC in Federal Mint
Obverse: Head of Persephone, 3/4 facing right

Reverse: Poseidon standing left, holding trident

Diameter: 16 mm
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.98 g
Ex BCD Collection with his tag
SNG Cop. 384
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(7) Boeotian League
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An AE unit struck 300 - 250 BC in Federal Mint
Obverse: Boiotian ox hide shield

Reverse: BOIWTWN (upward on left), ornamented trident head upward, straight crossbar, dolphin upward on right, no control symbol

Diameter: 12.7 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.92 g
Federal coinage from the Boeotian League. Ex BCD Collection with his tag noting "Procured near Thebes".
SNG Alpha Bank 832, SNG Cop 179, BMC Central p. 43, 108, pl. VI, 12; Head Boeotia p. 50, pl. VI, 9
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(8) Boeotian League
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An AE unit struck 300 - 250 BC in Federal Mint
Obverse: Boiotian ox hide shield

Reverse: BOIWTWN (upward on left), ornamented trident head upward, straight crossbar, dolphin upward on right, no control symbol

Diameter: 12.8 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.1 g
Federal Coinage from the Boeotian League. Ex BCD Collection with his tag noting "Procured near Thebes" Reverse off-center
SNG Alpha Bank 832, SNG Cop 179, BMC Central p. 43, 108, pl. VI, 12; Head Boeotia p. 50, pl. VI, 9
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(9) Brettian League
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An AE Drachm struck c. 216-203 BC in Kroton
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus right, stalk of grain behind

Reverse: Eagle standing left on lightning, cornucopia right, star above; BPET_TIΩN

Diameter: 21.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.3 g
No notes for this coin
SNG ANS 44; SNG Cop 1663; Pfeiler p. 22, 1; HN Italy 1942
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(10) Brettian League
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An AE unit struck 215-205 BC in Bruttium
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus right; behind, thunderbolt

Reverse: BP - ETTIΩN / Helmeted, naked warrior charging r. holding shield and spear; below shield, torch

Diameter: 22 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.14 g
No notes for this coin
SNG ANS-104, Sear-703
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(11) Cherronesos
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An AR Hemidrachm | Triobol struck 386 - 338 BC in Cherronesos (Thrace)
Obverse: Forepart of lion right, head reverted

Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet in one sunken quarter, wreath in the opposite

Diameter: 13 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.09 g
No notes for this coin
McClean 4076-7; HGC 3, 1437
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(12) Cherronesos (Thrace)
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An AR Hemidrachm struck 400-350 BC in Cherronesos (Thrace)
Obverse: forepart of lion right, head turned back

Reverse: quatripartite incuse square, grain ear in one section, X· in other

Diameter: 12 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.25 g
No notes for this coin
McClean 4103 var (dot over E)
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(13) Epirote League
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An AE unit struck 234-168 BC in Federal Mint
Obverse: Laureate, veiled, and draped bust of Dione right, wearing stephane; AI(?) monogram behind, BO before, palm frond below

Reverse: Tripod in wreath, AΠEI-PΩTAN on either side

Diameter: 16 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 25 g
No notes for this coin
No references provided for this coin
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(14) Phokian Confederation
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An AR Triobol struck c. 440-420 BC in Daulis?
Obverse: facing bull head

Reverse: head of Artemis right; Φ O K I

Diameter: 13 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.9 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 99 ff.
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(15) Phokian Confederation
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An AE Trichalkon struck 351-347 BC in Daulis?
Obverse: three filleted boukrania; ΦΩ_ΚΕ_ΩΝ

Reverse: laureate wreath; T

Diameter: 21 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.9 g
time of Palaikos
Slg. BCD Lokris - Phokis 328; SNG Copenhagen 125; BCD Lokris 328-31; HGC 5, 1099.
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(16) Thessalian League
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An AE unit struck c. 150-100 BC in Thessaly
Obverse: head of Apollo right

Reverse: Athena Itonia right throwing spear holding shield; ΘEΣΣA / ΛΩN, ΦIΛOK, A / Σ _ OP, (ΓA)

Diameter: 18 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.68 g
Philok.. and Asor.. magistrates
Rogers 21; Sear #2238; Lindgren II 1413
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(17) Thessalian League
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An AR Stater struck 47-46 BC in Thessaly
Obverse: Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath; [I]TAΛO[Σ] behind

Reverse: Athena Itonia advancing right; [Δ]IO-KΛHΣ above spear, N-I in inner fields

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.26 g
No notes for this coin
McClean 4797-8; SNG Copenhagen 277
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(18) Thessalian League
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An AR Drachm struck 130 - 100 BC in Thessaly
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right; HP monogram behind

Reverse: Athena Itonia right; Π-I across central field

Diameter: 17.5 mm
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 4.14 g
Her-|Pi- (Magistrates)
BCD Thessaly 889.3 (this coin)
Greek (Leagues and Federations)
(19) Thessalian League
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An AE unit struck c. 150-100 BC in Larissa (Thessaly)
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus right

Reverse: Athena Itonia advancing right holding spear and shield; ΘEΣΣA_ΛΩN

Diameter: 15 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.6 g
No notes for this coin
Cf. BCD Thessaly II, 910.1-6; Rogers 52-54.
Greek (Leagues and Federations)