Griekse munten - Mineia female monneyer! (D2266)

LUCANIA, Paestum (Poseidonia). Circa 90-44 BC. Æ Semis (14 mm, 3.92 g). Female head right; MINEIA • M • F behind / P-S S-C Two-story building. Crawford, Paestum 38b; HN Italy 1258. Near VF Ex Jean Elsen auction 134

We have here 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.