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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3234420, member: 85693&quot;]Good question AussieCollector.&nbsp; My favorite site for Illyrian coins is this one: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://asklapiadas.ancients.info/02General.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://asklapiadas.ancients.info/02General.html" rel="nofollow">http://asklapiadas.ancients.info/02General.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>According to this site, these areas were <i>colonized</i> by Greeks, so although not technically ruled by Greeks, they kind of were Greek.&nbsp; Anyway, there is a lot of historical information, and a lot of detail on these somewhat confusing issues. The site above gives a very detailed dating scheme that I am guessing is not to everyone&#039;s liking, but impresses me with the research and thinking behind it. </p><p><br /></p><p>As it so happens, I just got a new one of these this past week - I have a few, which I scoop up when the price is right and they are reasonably well struck (some are a bit crude, especially the later issues):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]845353[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Illyria - Apollonia </b></font></p><p><b>Drachm - Class A6Lc2a</b></p><p><b>(56 B.C.) </b></p><p><b>(Nikandros and Andriskos) </b></p><p>NIKANΔPOΣ above cow standing left with calf, monogram (ANΔΡΚ) in exergue / AΠOΛ / AN / ΔPIΣ / KOY double stellate pattern in square.</p><p>Ceka 83; SNG Cop. 379.</p><p>(2.93 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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