1. An ancient unit of weight and currency used in the Mediterranean and Middle East.
Usage: historical; often capitalized when referring to a specific ancient standard
2. A unit of currency in some modern countries, particularly in Greece (before the euro) and the Middle East.
Usage: modern usage

Examples

• The ancient mina was a standard measure of silver in Babylonian trade.
• Archaeologists discovered records of transactions valued in minas from the Bronze Age.
• Before adopting the euro, Greece used the drachma, not the mina, as its primary currency.
• The mina served as both a weight measurement and a monetary unit in classical antiquity.
• Merchants in ancient Phoenicia calculated their goods in minas and shekels.