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The author presents new data on the finds of Greek and Greco-Illyrian coins that came from several archaeological sites in Herzegovina. These data encompass 48 examples of coins that were minted during the period from the 4th to 1st centuries BC. Most of them were discovered as chance surface finds, while a smaller portion was yielded during archaeological excavations. Coins from the Greco-Illyrian cities of Apollonia and Dyrrhachium in present-day Albania predominate, followed by issues of the Illyrian King Ballaios, as well as examples of coins from Corinth, Pharos, Issa and other Greek cities. In addition to new data tied to numismatic topography, this paper also provides new insights into the oldest circulation of coins in the former territory of northwestern Illyria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During rescue archaeological excavations conducted in Solin in 1986-1987 on the expansion of a section on the Trogir-Split road (the so-called Solin bypass), among the finds 561 graves were discovered and examined. In this paper, I shall describe the method employed to clean the coins from grave 207, a skeletal burial without architecture in sector III (Hortus). The grave contained a ceramic oil lamp (its stamp reading VIBIANI), approximately 30 poorly preserved iron nails and 20 Roman provincial coins. The coins were cleaned and, with the help of an XRF device, a metal analysis was conducted and the results thereof are also presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]