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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancient Aussie, post: 3120565, member: 80147&quot;]Always wanted one of this type as not much architecture on Greek coins but hardly ever </p><p>in good enough condition, but this one just sneaked in as a viable buy on Ebay.</p><p>This is the rare instance of a woman signing as the sponsor of a coinage issue. Mineia is also known from contemporary inscriptions as a major benefactor of the city of Paestum. The building, a public structure of some sort, may be another of her donations to the city, and it is even conceivable the female head is a portrait of Mineia herself.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]793920[/ATTACH] </p><p>MAGNA GRECIA</p><p>LUCANIA</p><p>PAESTUM (Poseidonia)</p><p>Bronze semis. Circa 90-44 BC.</p><p>15mm, 3.41gm.</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Female head right; MINEIA • M • F behind.</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Two-story building; P-S flanking upper floor, S-C flanking lower.</p><p>Crawford, Paestum 38b; HN Italy 1258.</p><p>Rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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