Euboean League

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Silver drachma of the Euboean League. Obverse: Head of the nymph Euboea. Reverse: Bull's head and kantharos, with the inscription EY[ΒΟΙΕΩΝ] "of the Euboeans".

The Euboean League (

Ancient Greek: τὸ κοινὸν τῶν Εὐβοιέων, to koinon tōn Euboieōn[1]) was a federal league (koinon) of the cities of Euboea in ancient Greece
, extant from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.

The League is first attested during the reign of

hegemon, whose name featured on federal coinage.[2]

References

  1. ^ Schwahn 1931, col. 1265.
  2. ^ a b Schwahn 1931, col. 1265–1266.

Sources

  • Schwahn, Walther (1931). "Sympoliteia".
    Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft
    . Vol. Band IV, Halbband 7, Stoa–Symposion. col. 1171–1266.

Further reading

  • Wallace, W. P. (1956). The Euboian League and its Coinage. Numismatic Notes and Monographs, No. 134. New York: American Numismatic Society.