A moneyer is a private individual who is officially permitted to mint
money. Usually the rights to coin money are bestowed as a
concession by a state or government. Moneyers have a long tradition, dating back at least to
ancient Greece. They became most prominent in the
Roman Republic, and continued into the
Empire. In Rome the position of
Triumvir Monetalis, held by three people at a time, was a minor magistracy awarded by the Senate, often the first office held by a young politician.
Marcus Aurelius is one famous example;
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Moneyers were not limited to the ancient world. When European coinage was revived during the Middle Ages, moneyers again were trusted to create currency on behalf of kings and potentates. For a large part of that era, virtually all coins in circulation were silver pennies, and these often bore the name or other identification of the moneyer.
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See also
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Roman currency
Roman currency for most of Roman history consisted of gold, silver, bronze, orichalcum and copper coinage. From its introduction to the Republic, during the third century BC, well into Imperial times, Roman currency saw many changes in form, denomi ...
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List of Roman moneyers during the Republic
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Roman Republic
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Roman Republican coinage
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Vigintisexviri
Notes
Further reading
*Harlan, Michael (1995). ''Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins 63 BC-49 BC'', Trafalgar Square Publishing.
*Harlan, Michael (2012). ''Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins 81 BCE-64 BCE'', Moneta Publications.
*Sear, David R. (1998). ''The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49-27 B.C.'', Spink & Son.
External links
Hollander, David B (2003). The Management of the Mint in the Late Roman Republic''Eligivs''. A prosopography of the mint workers
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Numismatics
Directors of coin mints
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Production of coins