Moneyer
The supervision of the coinage was responsible for the later Republic a board of three Münzmeistern, the aere argento auro tresviri flando feriundo ( III.VIR.AAAFF ) short IIIviri monetales. The appointment of Master of the Mint was made by the Quaestor. Only since the 1st century BC, the office of moneyer as an annual office is detectable. Caesar increased the number to four, Augustus, it lowered back down to three.
Early masters of the mint and their embossing periods
- 211-208: Aelius
- 209-208: Gaius Varro
- 208-208: Gaius Alius
- 206-200: Aulus Varro Terrentius
- 206-200: Decius
- 206-200: Horatius
- 206-200: Quintus Catulus Lutatius
Master of the Mint of the 2nd and 1st century BC
The Präger periods to 155 BC can only be determined relatively inaccurate. Because of the lack of information about the office today is no longer accurate to say whether mint masters were called several times with breaks between each period for a longer time or. In many cases, there are only approximate values . From 155 BC the Präger periods are quite accurately determined except for a few critical years. Because of the different traditions, and not all mint master of one year are not always known. In some years, the number of actually three officials is easy or even exceeded by a multiple.
Especially in times of crisis like the civil war between Gaius Julius Caesar and Pompey coins will no longer be issued only by the owner of the actual Münzmeisteramtes, but also by generals who had to pay their soldiers. Especially at the time of the first and second triumvirate gave out several powerful Romans or their subordinates coins. These coins are not republican, but " imperatorisch ". Although they are not dressed the Republican Office of the mint master, they are often performed as Master of the Mint.