mina

1

[Greek, μνα] In ancient Greece, a unit of mass, = 1/60 talanton = 100 drachma, about 431 grams by the Attic-Euboic standard.

In English translations of the New Testament, the mna is called a “pound” (Luke 19:13ff).

2

In Italy, 14th – 20th centuries, a unit of dry capacity used for grain. See also mine.

Locale	Local Names and Equivalents	Liters
Florence, Pisa	= ½ stajo = 2 quarti = 8 metadelle = 16 mezzette = 32 quartucci = 64 bussoli	12.18
Genoa	mina, émine; = 8 quarti = 96 gombette	120.70 (Kelly); 116.74 (Nelkenbrecher)
Livorno	= ½ stajo	12.18
Milan
Oneglia	mina	118.54
Parma, Plaisance	mina; = ½ stajo	17.50
Turin, Alexandrie-de-la-Paille	mina, émine; = 1/5 sac = 2 quartieri = 8 coppi = 192 cucchiari	23.01

3

In Milan, a unit of liquid capacity = 1/6 brenta = 2 quartari = 2 2/5 basse = 8 pinte = 16 boccali, about 12.59 liters. With metrification in 1803, mina became the name for the dekaliter (10 liters).

Doursther (1840).

4

In France, a unit of agricultural land area:

Locale	Local Names and Equivalents	Square Meters
Angers	minée, mine; = ½ seterée = 60 square perches, the perche being 25 pieds de Paris in length.	3,957.02
Beauvais	mine; = ½ arpent = 50 square verges, 22 pieds de Paris on a side.	2,536.60

Doursther (1840).