Plural of mina, an ancient unit of weight and currency used in Mediterranean civilizations.
From Greek 'mna' and Hebrew 'maneh,' both referring to ancient weights and coin denominations. The word represents one of humanity's first standardized currency systems.
Minas appear in biblical texts as measurements of gold and silver—when ancient texts mention precise monetary values, they're often referring to these standardized weights, which is how archaeologists date and value ancient transactions.
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