Coins from Punic Sicily

The Carthaginian Empire was the wider sphere of influence of the Phoenician city of Carthage during the 7th–2nd centuries BC. The empire extended over much of the coast of Northwest Africa, coastal Iberia and the islands of the western Mediterranean Sea. Phoenicians founded Carthage in 814 BC and the city gained its independence from Tyre around 650 BC to become a major power in the Mediterranean basin. For much of its history, Carthage was on hostile terms with the Greeks in Sicily and with the Roman Republic in the armed conflicts known as the Sicilian Wars (c. 600–265 BC) and the Punic Wars (264–146 BC). In 146 BC, after the third and final Punic War, Roman forces destroyed Carthage. Between the late fifth century BC and its destruction, Carthage produced a wide range of coinage in gold, electrum, silver, billon, and bronze. Only a minority of Carthaginian coinage was produced or used in North Africa. Instead, the majority derive from Carthage's holdings in Sardinia and western Sicily. The base denomination was the shekel weighing 7.2g of silver. Carthage issued ½-shekel, shekel, 1⅔-shekel, double shekel, and triple shekel coins. 5-shekel pieces were issued in Sicily.

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Carthaginian Empire › Sicily, Punic › Kefra • Standard circulation coin

Tetras
(406 BC - 397 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2.82 g • ⌀ 14.0 mm
CNS# II p 273, 12, HGC 2# 1260, N# 170437
Tetras
(400 BC - 300 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 3.64 g
SNG ANS 1# 739, N# 152888
Tetras
(400 BC - 350 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2.55 g
CNS# 5, HGC 2# 1254, SNG ANS 1# 740-742, N# 170429
Tetras
(400 BC - 350 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 4.46 g • ⌀ 17.0 mm
CNS# 7, N# 170423
Tetras
(200 BC - 150 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 6.40 g • ⌀ 19.0 mm
CNS# 20, HGC 2# 1265, N# 170438
Tetras
(200 BC - 150 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2.63 g • ⌀ 14.0 mm
CNS# 21, HGC 2# 1267, N# 170435
Hexonkion
(415 BC - 406 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 8.63 g • ⌀ 20.0 mm
CNS# 6, HGC 2# 1248, N# 170425
1 Hemilitron
(344 BC - 339 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7.17 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Campana# 14, HGC 2# 1250, CNS# 8, N# 197784
Hemilitron
(200 BC - 150 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 9.51 g • ⌀ 21.0 mm
CNS# 19, HGC 2# 1264, N# 170439
1 Litra
(406 BC - 397 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.91 g
Jameson# 732, N# 197783
Æ18
(406 BC - 397 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 4.52 g • ⌀ 18.0 mm
CNS# 1, HGC 2# 1252, N# 170436
Æ15
(406 BC - 397 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2.63 g • ⌀ 15.0 mm
CNS# 3, HGC 2# 1253, N# 170433
Æ14
(406 BC - 397 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 3.01 g • ⌀ 14.0 mm
CNS# 5 var., HGC 2# 1254 var., N# 170427
Æ13
(330 BC - 260 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2.03 g • ⌀ 13.0 mm
CNS# 16, HGC 2# 1259, N# 170431
Æ12
(300 BC - 241 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 1.52 g • ⌀ 12.0 mm
CNS# 11, Jenkins P1# 23, N# 170430
Æ21
(214 BC - 150 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 11.26 g • ⌀ 21.0 mm
CNS# 18, HGC 2# 1263, N# 170434

Carthaginian Empire › Sicily, Punic › Lilybaion • Standard circulation coin

Available for swap Æ22
(208 BC - 180 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 6.63 g • ⌀ 22 mm
SNG ANS 1# 278, N# 196721

Carthaginian Empire › Sicily, Punic › Motye, Punic • Standard circulation coin

1 Litra
(410 BC - 397 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.87 g • ⌀ 13 mm
N# 197829
Æ12
(415 BC - 397 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 1.93 g • ⌀ 12.0 mm
HGC 2# 946, SNG ANS 1# 510-511, N# 189484
Tetradrachm
(405 BC - 397 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.59 g
SNG Munich 1# 1597, Jenkins# 38, N# 233284

Carthaginian Empire › Sicily, Punic › Rash Melqart • Standard circulation coin

Tetradrachm
(350 BC - 300 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.88 g • ⌀ 25 mm
HGC 2# 731, Jenkins P4# 6, N# 379024
Tetradrachm
(350 BC - 300 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.81 g • ⌀ 27 mm
HGC 2# 737, Jenkins P4# 23, N# 379008
Tetradrachm
(330 BC - 305 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.1 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
HGC 2# 741, SNG Fitzwilliam# 969, SNG Lloyd# 1599, SNG Lloyd# 1600, SNG Lockett# 744, BostonMFA# 271, Jenkins P1# 37-48, McClean# 3051, N# 268109
Tetradrachm
(330 BC - 305 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.18 g • ⌀ 21 mm
SNG Lloyd# 1601, BostonMFA# 269, Jenkins P1# 52, N# 384842
Tetradrachm
(340 BC - 320 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.90 g
SNG Lloyd# 742, N# 181229

Carthaginian Empire › Sicily, Punic › Uncertain Siculo-Punic mint • Standard circulation coin

Decadrachm
(264 BC - 241 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 37.80 g
SNG Lloyd# 1665, Dewing# 437, Kraay&Hirm# 211, SNG Fitzwilliam# 1512, J&L# 446, N# 194299
Tetradrachm
(340 BC - 320 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.77 g • ⌀ 26.0 mm
Jenkins P3# 105, SNG Lloyd# 1624, N# 187663
Tetradrachm
(300 BC - 289 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.11 g • ⌀ 23.0 mm
Jenkins P4# 402, HGC 2# 295, Müller SBZ# 18, GCV# 6438, N# 185204
Tetradrachm
(410 BC - 390 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.29 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Jenkins P2# 41, HGC 2# 266, Müller SBZ# 33, GCV# 6428, SNG Lockett# 1032, N# 318133
Tetradrachm
(410 BC - 392 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.97 g
Jenkins P2# 39, HGC 2# 265, Müller SBZ# 7, GCV# 6427, Jameson# 908, N# 317558
Tetradrachm
(410 BC - 395 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.31 g
Jenkins P2# 5, Müller SBZ# 3, SNG Lloyd# 1609, GCV# 6426, N# 316739
Tetradrachm
(410 BC - 395 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.96 g
Jenkins P2# 17, HGC 2# 259, Müller SBZ# 33 var., N# 315992
Tetradrachm
(350 BC - 315 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.24 g
Jenkins P3# 61, HGC 2# 268, GCV# 6429, Müller SBZ# 22, N# 319050
Tetradrachm
(350 BC - 325 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.16 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Jenkins P3# 234, Müller SBZ# 24, GCV# 6434, N# 321899
Tetradrachm
(320 BC - 300 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.4 g
Jenkins P3# 271, Müller SBZ# 16, GCV# 6433, N# 321830
Tetradrachm
(320 BC - 300 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.96 g • ⌀ 26 mm
Jenkins P4# 295, Müller SBZ# 12, GCV# 6437, N# 322541
Tetradrachm
(320 BC - 305 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.99 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Jenkins P3# 160, Müller SBZ# 14, GCV# 6435, N# 321967
Tetradrachm
(300 BC - 289 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.11 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Jenkins P4# 325, Müller SBZ# 19, GCV# 6439, N# 322638
Tetradrachm
(300 BC - 289 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.36 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Jenkins P4# 371, HGC 2# 295, Müller SBZ# 8, GCV# 6436, Dewing# 983, N# 322038
Æ16
(375 BC - 350 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5.85 g • ⌀ 15.21 mm
N# 369489

Carthaginian Empire › Sicily, Punic › Ziz • Standard circulation coin

Semis
(199 BC - 100 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 7.92 g • ⌀ 20 mm
CNS# 17, HGC 2# 1070, Buceti# 116, N# 396649
Quadrans
(300 BC - 200 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.43 g • ⌀ 15 mm
N# 57346
Tetras
(415 BC - 405 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 3.70 g • ⌀ 16.0 mm
CNS# 2, HGC 2# 1056, N# 185895
Tetras
(415 BC - 405 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 8.38 g • ⌀ 19 mm
CNS# I-2, SNG ANS 1# 535, HGC 2# 1054, N# 197741
Tetras
(405 BC - 380 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.20 g • ⌀ 6.0 mm
N# 185894
Hemilitron
(405 BC - 380 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 14.43 g • ⌀ 26 mm
CNS# 1, SNG ANS 1# 532, HGC 2# 1053, SNG Morcom# 649, Jenkins P1# 18, N# 379007
Litra
(405 BC - 380 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.76 g
SNG ANS 1# 548, N# 184271
Litra
(405 BC - 380 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.64 g • ⌀ 9.0 mm
N# 185402
Gold Tritartemorion - Pyrrhos of Epiros
(276 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 0.54 g
SNG ANS 1# 576, SNG Lloyd# 1671, N# 197830
Tetradrachm
(405 BC - 380 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 17.14 g • ⌀ 25 mm
HGC 2# 1004, Jenkins P1# 12, N# 378963

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