Triumvir Monetalis

Roman Republic, AR Denarius struck 111-110 BC.
Triumvir Monetalis: Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancius and Q. Urbinus.

Various Roman currency

A Triumvir Monetalis was one of three moneyers appointed in Ancient Rome to oversee the minting of coins.

Name

The triumviri monetalis derived their name from the Roman mint's location in the temple of Juno Moneta ("Juno the Advisor" or "the Solitary"). In time, the mint gave the goddess's epithet the additional connotation of "of" or "related to money", which became the source of the English word money. The "money triumvirs" were also known as the triumviri or tresviri aere argento auro flando feriundo, the three men "charged with casting and striking bronze, silver, and gold".

See also

• Moneyer
• Other triumvirs