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Shekel
| Issuer | Carthage |
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| Year | 241 BC - 238 BC |
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| Value | 1 Shekel |
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| Reverse script | Punic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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These three years mark one of the most financially catastrophic periods in Carthaginian history. The First Punic War had just ended with the Treaty of Lutatius in 241 BC, leaving Carthage obligated to pay Rome a substantial indemnity while simultaneously owing massive back-pay to its mercenary armies. When the city couldn't deliver, those same soldiers revolted — the Mercenary War, or Truceless War, so named because neither side took prisoners. Carthage was effectively fighting for survival on its own doorstep, and coin production during this window reflects emergency fiscal conditions rather than stable state minting.