Difference between Punic and Siculo-Punic mint [solved]

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This message aims at: requesting the creation or the modification of an issuer in the catalogue

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Hi,

there are these two "issuers" on Numista: Uncertain Punic mint, and Uncertain Siculo-Punic mint.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?e=uncertain_punic&r=&ct=coin&im1=&im2=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tp=y&tt=y&cat=y&ru=&ca=3&no=&v=&i=&b=&d=&u=&a=&dg=&m=&f=&t=&w=&mt=&g=&se=&c=&wi=&sw=

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?e=uncertain_punic_mint_sicily&r=&ct=coin&im1=&im2=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tp=y&tt=y&cat=y&ru=&ca=3&no=&v=&i=&b=&d=&u=&a=&dg=&m=&f=&t=&w=&mt=&g=&se=&c=&wi=&sw=

Can someone tell me what the practical difference between these two is?
For me, the "Siculo" means Sicily. But Sicily is mentioned in the explanatory text of the Punic mint, too.
Hello!

If I am not mistaken, "Uncertain Punic mint" is for a mobile military camp--one whose exact location changed with time. These did not necessarily only circulate in Sicily.

"Uncertain Siculo-Punic mint", on the other hand, is for the coins that circulated in Sicily with an uncertain attribution of issuer.

I believe the former was supposed to be for coins with the legend "mhnt" (or the varieties described in the issuer description)...
Status changed to Done (Jarcek, 20 May 2022, 12:34)

Uncertain mint sections are to be dismantled, unless justified, so this wont be an issue. :)

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Jarcek

Uncertain mint sections are to be dismantled, unless justified, so this wont be an issue. :)

…so where are we putting the coins in those sections if the sections are dismantled?

Under section as a whole. Uncertain Carian mint coins will be under Caria (section).

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