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Lucania, Paestum, AE Semis, Donation of the Lady Mineia, c. 90-44 BC

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Information: Rare example of a coinage issue sponsored by a woman.
Origin: Lucania, Paestum
Authority: Miniea (magistrate)
Denomination: AE Semis
Composition: Bronze
Date: circa 90-44 BC
Obverse: MINEIA • M • F, Head of lady, her hair tied back, right
Reverse: Two-storey building; in left and right fields, P S / S C
Size: 14.86; 3.1g, 6h
Grade: gF, reverse slightly off-centre, dark greek-brown patina, some roughness
Rarity: rare
Rarity Details: only circa a dozen examples found in online auction archives
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 407 (11 October 2017), Lot 13; from a private collection, with the collector's envelope
References: Crawford Paestum 38b; HN Italy 1258; SNG Copenhagen 1373; SNG ANS 804-805; SNG Christomanos 14; SNG München 1144; BMC Italy [Paestum] p. 282, 77 var. (obverse legend); McClean 1153-1154 corr. (obverse legend); SNG Gale -; SNG Kikpe -; SNG Soutzos-; SGCV I -
General: A rare example of a coinage issue which was sponsored by a woman. Mineia arranged for the reconstruction of the basicila in Paestum on which she inscribed the names of her husband, sons, brothers and nephew. It is thought by some that this coinage was issued to commemorate the building of the basicila and features her portrait on the obverse and the basicilca on the reverse.
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