Mytilus Of Illyria
Mytilos or Mytilus (; ; ruled 270231 BC) was an Illyrians, Illyrian List of rulers in Illyria, king who reigned in southern Illyria, around the hinterland of Dyrrhachion and Apollonia (Illyria), Apollonia. He was the successor of Monunios, and probably his son. Mytilus is mentioned by Pompeius Trogus (1st century BC) and Frontinus (1st century AD) reporting the events of the military conflict between the Illyrians and the Epirus (ancient state), Epirotes under Alexander II of Epirus, Alexander II, son of Pyrrhus of Epirus, Pyrrhus.; . From around 270 BC Mytilus minted in Dyrrhachion his own bronze coins bearing the king's name and the symbol of the city. Biography Mytilus reigned in the hinterland of Dyrrachion and Apollonia (Illyria), Apollonia. Mytilus minted his own bronze coins dating back to around 270 BC, with the symbols of Dyrrhachion and the king's name. The fact that his coins were struck in the city mint of Dyrrhachion stresses that he exercised to some extent his au ...
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