{"id":36659,"date":"2026-05-05T14:54:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnk.pl\/tom-xix-notae-numismaticae-zapiski-numizmatyczne\/pouches-of-minimi-from-byzantine-egypt-how-should-we-deal-with-them-sakiewki-minimi-z-egiptu-bizantynskiego-jak-sobie-z-nimi-radzic\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:59:26","slug":"pouches-of-minimi-from-byzantine-egypt-how-should-we-deal-with-them-sakiewki-minimi-z-egiptu-bizantynskiego-jak-sobie-z-nimi-radzic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mnk.pl\/en\/tom-xix-notae-numismaticae-zapiski-numizmatyczne\/pouches-of-minimi-from-byzantine-egypt-how-should-we-deal-with-them-sakiewki-minimi-z-egiptu-bizantynskiego-jak-sobie-z-nimi-radzic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pouches of Minimi from Byzantine Egypt. How Should We Deal with Them? \/ Sakiewki minimi z Egiptu bizanty\u0144skiego. Jak sobie z nimi radzi\u0107?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Micha\u0142 Mozyrski, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ORCID: 0009-0007-7184-9684<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pouches of <em>Minimi<\/em> from Byzantine Egypt. How Should We Deal with Them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> The archaeological works of the Polish mission studying the pilgrimage site of Marea\/Philoxenite (Egypt) from Late Antiquity have yielded over 9,000 coins thus far. Within the numismatic material, dated mostly to the 5th\u20138th century, several group finds regarded as the remains of pouches of small change have been distinguished. The wide-spread phenomenon of the usage of coins in Late Antiquity within sealed bags of petty change is known from various sources but its archaeological remains are largely understudied. Pouches of <em>minimi <\/em>discovered in Marea\/Philoxenite and the published group find from sanctuary of St. Menas in Abu Mina are considered in the article as examples of well documented material from similar sites which illustrate the popularity of using pouches in Byzantine Egypt. Various methodological problems of studying small coinage from Late Antiquity are well attested when considering pouches of <em>minimi<\/em>. In consequence, comparative studies of coins from Marea\/Philoxenite and Abu Mina demonstrate broader monetary circulation patterns of Late Antique economy in Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key words:<\/strong> Egypt, Late Antiquity, Abu Mina, Marea\/Philoxenite, <em>minimi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DOI:<\/strong> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.52800\/AJST.1.19.a10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mozyrski, M. 2024. \u201cPouches of<em> Minimi<\/em> from Byzantine Egypt. How Should We Deal with Them?\u201d, <em>Notae Numismaticae \u2013 Zapiski Numizmatyczne<\/em> 19: 193\u2013213. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.52800\/AJST.1.19.a10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mnk-downloads-block links-downloads-block download-block\"><div class=\"link-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NN-XIX-10-Mozyrski.pdf\" class=\"d-flex align-items-center link-row-inner\" aria-label=\"Pobierz: Pouches of Minimi from Byzantine Egypt. How Should We Deal with Them? \/ Sakiewki minimi z Egiptu bizanty\u0144skiego. Jak sobie z nimi radzi\u0107? (PDF, 3,3 MB)\" download><svg class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#file-icon\"><\/use><\/svg><div class=\"content\"><p>Pouches of Minimi from Byzantine Egypt. How Should We Deal with Them? \/ Sakiewki minimi z Egiptu bizanty\u0144skiego. 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