Litra

Eryx sat atop its mountain stronghold on Sicily's northwestern tip, perpetually contested between Carthaginian and Greek interests throughout the fifth century. This litra dates to a period when the city operated with enough autonomy to strike its own silver — a window that closed as Carthaginian dominance in the region tightened after 409 BC and the great Sicilian cities burned. The denomination itself, the litra, was the indigenous Siceliote monetary unit predating Greek colonial influence, later rationalized into the Attic weight system.