Pinakion

A bronze jury pinakion from about 370–362 BCE, reused after 350 BCE, held in the British Museum.

In ancient Greece, a pinakion (Ancient Greek: πινάκιον, pl. pinakia) was a small bronze or wooden plate used as a form of citizen's token. Pinakia for candidates for political office or for jury membership were designed to be inserted into randomization machines (kleroteria) so votes could be as accurate as possible to a wider community. Pinakia were common in Athens, but there are examples of non-Athenian pinakia as well.^[1]

^ Liddel, Peter (2020). "Timodemides' Pinakion, Manchester Museum 42015" (PDF). Grammateion. 9: 77–80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

[:0-1] Liddel, Peter (2020). "Timodemides' Pinakion, Manchester Museum 42015" (PDF). Grammateion. 9: 77–80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

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