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Private individual who is officially permitted to mint money
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 young politicians, including
Marcus Aurelius
.
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Moneyers were not limited to the ancient world. During the Middle Ages, European moneyers created currency on behalf of kings and potentates.
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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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In 17th century North America,
John Hull
acted as a moneyer for the
Massachusetts Bay Colony
.
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citation needed
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See also
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Notes
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Further reading
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- Harlan, Michael (1995).
Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins 63 BC-49 BC
, Trafalgar Square Publishing.
ISBN
0-7134-7672-9
- Harlan, Michael (2012).
Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins 81 BCE-64 BCE
, Moneta Publications.
ISBN
978-0-9654567-0-8
- Sear, David R. (1998).
The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49-27 B.C.
, Spink & Son.
ISBN
0-907605-98-2
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