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moneyer

moneyer

9.9
A person who makes coins for a ruler or country
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌniər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : monedero
  • In ancient Rome, a moneyer had the important job of minting coins for commerce.

Examples

  • On the top, the denarius of the moneyer Trio.

    Academic text (1995)

  • On the right, a silver denarius bearing the name of the moneyer Publius Petronius Turpilianus.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The crescent Moon also appears on a silver denarius struck by the Roman moneyer Lucius Lucretius Trio around 74 B.C. (see figure 7).

    Academic text (1995)

  • The moneyer carefully inspected each coin before sealing the bags for distribution.

  • During the festival, the moneyer showcased newly minted coins to the crowd.

Synonyms

minter
vsmoneyer
7.9

A person who makes coins by stamping them at a mint

is an authorized person appointed to create coinage in earlier times
coiner
vsmoneyer
  • Archaic
8.9

A person who makes official coins at a mint

is an authorized person appointed to create coinage in earlier times

Surface Forms

moneyer singular
moneyers plural

Morphology

moneyer = money (semi-transparent) = money + er

The form clearly combines 'money' with the agentive suffix '-er', but the specific historical sense 'one who mints coins' is more specialized than the usual 'person associated with money'.

Etymology

Moneyer comes from money plus the agent ending -er, literally 'one who makes money', and money itself comes from the Latin moneta, the name of a Roman temple where coins were made and the origin of the idea of a 'mint'. So a moneyer was the person who made or stamped the coins.