Tetradrachm

Punic silver tetradrachms of this period were struck by Carthaginian military commanders to pay mercenary troops during the prolonged campaigns in Sicily — coinage produced at field mints or semi-mobile installations rather than at Carthage itself. The issuing authority remains unresolved; "uncertain Punic mint" reflects genuine scholarly disagreement about whether production occurred in western Sicily, Sardinia, or North Africa.

The Sicilian wars of the late fourth century burned through silver at a ferocious rate. Timoleon's campaigns had only recently ended, and the island remained contested ground when these coins entered circulation.