⅖ Stater

Struck in the final decade before Rome razed Carthage to the ground in 146 BC, these fractional gold pieces were produced under conditions of extreme political pressure. The period 160–149 BC encompasses the lead-up to the Third Punic War, during which Carthage was systematically stripped of its military capacity under the terms imposed after the Second Punic War — prohibited from waging war without Roman consent, yet ultimately destroyed anyway on Cato's persistent urging.

Gold coinage of this period from Carthage is scarce in absolute terms; the city's wealth was largely seized or destroyed during the Roman sack.