List of Roman mint masters
Since the later republic , the supervision of coinage has been the responsibility of a college of three mint masters , the Tresviri aere argento auro flando feriundo (III.VIR.AAAFF), or IIIviri monetales for short . The mint master was appointed by the quaestor . Only since the 1st century BC The office of the mint master as annual office can be proven. Caesar increased the number to four, Augustus reduced it to three.
Early mint masters and their minting periods
- 211-208: Aelius
- 209-208: Gaius Varro
- 208-208: Gaius Alius
- 206-200: Aulus Terrentius Varro
- 206-200: Decius
- 206-200: Horatius
- 206-200: Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Mint master of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC
The minting periods up to 155 BC BC can only be determined relatively imprecisely. Because of the lack of information about the office, it is no longer possible to say precisely whether mint masters were appointed for a longer period of time or several times with interruptions between individual periods. In many cases, these are only approximate values. From 155 BC. BC, the minting periods can be determined quite precisely except for a few critical years. Because of the different traditions and not all mint masters of a year are known. In some years the number of actually three civil servants is slightly or many times exceeded.
Especially in times of crisis such as the civil war between Gaius Iulius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus , coins are no longer only issued by the holders of the actual mint master's office, but also by generals who had to pay their soldiers. Particularly during the first and second triumvirates , several powerful Romans or their subordinates issued coins. These coins are not republican but "imperatorial". Although they did not hold the Republican office of mintmaster, they are often listed as minters.
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2nd century BC Chr. |
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| 199-170 | Gracchus | |||||
| 194-180 | Aurelius | |||||
| 194-190 | Caecilius Metellus | Gnaeus Baebius Tamphilus | Lucius Plautius Hypsaeus | Publius Maenius | ||
| 189-180 | Gnaeus Domitius Cn.fLnAhenobarbus | Quintus Marius | Maurcus Titinius | Gnaeus Calpurnius (Piso?) | ||
| 189-180 | Lucius Coelius | Sextus Quinctilius | Lucius Autronius | |||
| 179-170 | Iuventius Thalna | Matienus | ||||
| 169-158 | Gaius Cluvius Saxula | Aulus Caecilius | Paetus (?) | Lucius Cornelius Cinna | ||
| 169-158 | Lucius Licinius Murena | Furius Purpurio | Valerius | Papirius Turdus | ||
| 155 | Sextus Atilius Saranus | Pinarius Natta | ||||
| 154 | Gaius Scribonius | |||||
| 153 | Gaius Maianus (Maianius?) | |||||
| 152 | Lucius Saufeius | |||||
| 151 | Publius Cornelius Sulla | |||||
| 150 | Decimius Flavus | Spurius Afranius | ||||
| 149 | Gaius Junius Cf | Pinarius Natta | Lucius Iteius or Iteilius | |||
| 148 | Marcus Atilius Saranus | Quintus Marcus Libo | Lucius Sempronius Pitio | |||
| 147 | Gaius Terentius Lucanus | Lucius Cupiennius | ||||
| 146 | Gaius Antestius | |||||
| 145 | Marcus Junius Df Silanus | |||||
| 144 | Titus Annius Rufus (Aurelius Rufus?) | |||||
| 143 | ||||||
| 142 | Gaius Curiatius Trigenius | |||||
| 141 | Lucius Iulius | Gaius Titinius | ||||
| 140 | Gaius Valerius Cf Flaccus | |||||
| 139 | Aulus Spurilius or Spurius (?) | Marcus Aurelius Cotta | ||||
| 138 | Gaius Renius | Publius Aelius Paetus | Gnaeus Gellius | |||
| 137 | Tiberius Veturius | Sextus Pompey | Marcus Baebius Qf Tampilus |
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| 136 | Gnaeus Lucretius Trio | Lucius Antestius Gragulus | Gaius Serveilius Mf |
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| 135 | Gaius Minucius Augurinus | Gaius Curiatius Trigeminus filius | Lucius Trebanius | |||
| 134 | Gaius Aburius Geminus | Tiberius Minucius Cf Augurinus | Marcus Marcius Mn.f. | |||
| 133 | Gaius Numitorius | Lucius Minucius | ||||
| 132 | Publius Maenius Mf Antias or Antiaticus | Marcus Aburius Geminus | ||||
| 131 | Lucius Postumius Albinus | Lucius Opeimus (Opimius) | Marcus Opeimus (Opimius) | |||
| 130 | Marcus Acilius Mf | Quintus Caecilius Metellus | Marcus Vargunteius | |||
| 129 | Sextus Julius Caesar | Quintus Marcius Philippus | ||||
| 128 | Titus Cloelius (Cloulius) | Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus or Ahenobarbus | Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus or Delmaticus | |||
| 127 | Marcus Caecilius QfQn Metellus | Gaius Servilius Vatia | Quintus Fabius Maximus (a first time?) |
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| 126 | Gaius Cassius | Titus Quinctius Flaminius | Numerius Fabius Pictor | |||
| 125 | Gaius Caecilius Metellus Capranius | Marcus Porcius Laeca | Manus Acilius Balbus | |||
| 124 | Quintus Fabius Labeo | |||||
| 123 | Gaius Porcius Cato (Gaius Catto?) | Marcus Fannius Cf | ||||
| 122 | Marcus Papirius Carbo | Quintus Minucius Rufus | ||||
| 121 | Gaius Plautius | Gnaeus Papirius Carbo | ||||
| 120 | Marcus Tullius | |||||
| 119 | Marcus Furius Lf Philus | |||||
| 118-107 | Aulus Manlius Sergianus | |||||
| 118 | Marcus Aurelius Scaurus | Lucius Licinius Crassus | Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus | Lucius Pomponius Cn.f. |
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| 118 | Gaius Publicius Malleolus Cf | Lucius Cosconius Mf | Lucius Porcius Licinus | |||
| 118 or 117 | Quintus Marcius | |||||
| 117 or 116 | Marcus Calidius | Gnaeus Fulvius | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus or Nepos | |||
| 116 or 115 | Gnaeus Domitius Cn.f.Cn.n. Ahenobarbus | Quintus Curtius | Marcus Junius DfDn Silanus | Marcus Sergius Silus | ||
| 115 or 114 | Gaius Fonteius | Marcus Cipius Mf | ||||
| 114 or 113 | Gaius Fonteius | Manius Aemilius Lepidus | ||||
| 113 or 112 | Publius Licinius Nerva | Lucius Marcius QfQn Philip | Lucius Manlius Torquatus | |||
| 112-109 | Lucius Pomponius Cn. f. | |||||
| 112 or 111 | Lucius Caesius | Gnaeus Cornelius Cn.f. Blasio | Tiberius Quinctius or Quinctilius | |||
| 111 or 110 | Appius Claudius Ap.fCn Pulcher | Quintus Urbinius | Titus Manlius Macinus (Mancinus?) | |||
| 110 or 109 | Gaius Claudius Ap.fCn Pulcher | Publius Porcius Laeca | ||||
| 109 or 108 | Lucius Flaminius Chilo | Manus Aquillius | Lucius Memmius | Quintus Lutatius Cerco | ||
| 108 or 107 | Manus Fonteius | Marcus Herennius Mf |
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| 106 | Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus | Gaius Sulpicius Cf | Lucius Memmius Galeria |
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| 105 | Lucius Thorius Balbus | |||||
| 104 | Gaius Coelius CfCn Caldus | Lucius Appuleius Saturninus | ||||
| 103 | Lucius Valerius LfLn Flaccus | Quintus Minucius Mf Thermus | Lucius Julius LfSex.n. Caesar | |||
| 102 | Gaius Fabius Cf Hadrianus | Lucius Cassius Caeicianus (Caecianus?) | ||||
| 101 | Gaius Fundanius | Lucius Julius | Marcus Lucilius Rufus | |||
| 100 | Lucius Appuleius Saturninus | Marcus Servilius Cf | Publius Servilius Mf Rullus | Publius Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus | ||
| 100 | Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus | Quintus Servilius Caepio | ||||
1st century BC Chr. |
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| 99 | P. (Vettius?) Sabinus | |||||
| 98 | T. Cloulius (Cloelius) | |||||
| 97 | Gaius Egnatuleius | L. Pomponius Molo (?) | ||||
| 96 | Aulus Ibinus | Gaius Publicius Malleolus (?) | A. Postumius Albinus (?) | L. Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus (?) |
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| 92 | Gaius Alius Bala | |||||
| 91 | Decimus Junius Silanus | |||||
| 90 | Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi | Quintus Titius | Gaius Vibius Panza | |||
| 89 | Marcus Porcius Cato | Lucius Titurius Sabinus | ||||
| 88 | Gaius Marcius Censorinus | Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus |
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| 87 | Marcus Memmius Galerius | Gaius Memmius Galerius | Lucius Rubrius Dossenus | |||
| 86 | Gaius Gargonius | Ogulnius | Marcus Vergilius (Verginius) | Marcus Fannius | Lucius Critonius | |
| 85 | L. Julius Bursio | Mn. Fonteius | ||||
| 84 | Gaius Lincinius Macer | Publius Furius Crassipes | ||||
| 84/83 | Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix | |||||
| 83 | Gaius Norbanus | Quintus Antonius Balbus (or 82) |
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| 82 | Publius Crepusius | Gaius Mamilius Limetanus | Lucius Marcius Censorinus | |||
| 82 | Gaius Valerius Flaccus | Lucius Manlius Torquatus | ||||
| 82 or 81 | Gaius Annius (Luscus?) | Lucius Fabius Hispaniensis | Gaius Tarquitius | Gaius Servilius (Serveilius) (or 80) | Quintus Fabius Maximus (or 80) | |
| 81 | Aulus Postumius Albinius | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius | Lucius Volumnius Strabo | Gaius Marius Capito | ||
| 80 | Lucius Procilius | Gaius Publicius | ||||
| 79 | Tiberius Claudius Nero | Gaius Naevius Balbus | Lucius Papius | |||
| 78 | Marcus Volteius (or 75?) | Lucius Cassius Longinus (or 75?) | ||||
| 77 | Lucius Rutilius Flaccus | Publius Satrienus |
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| 76 | Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus (or 75) | Lucius Rustius (or 74?) | Lucius Lucretius Trio (or 74?) |
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| 75 | Gaius Egnatius (Egnatuleius) Maxsumus (Maximus) (od. 76?) | Lucius Farsuleius Mensor (od. 76?) | ||||
| 74 | Gaius Postumius Tatius (od. 73?) | Lucius Cossutius Sabula (or 72?) | Lucius Plaetorius Cestianus (od. 71?) | Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther (od. 71) | ||
| 73 | Quintus Pomponius Rufus (or 70) | |||||
| 72 | Quintus Crepereius (Creporius) Rocus (or 69?) | |||||
| 71 | Lucius Axsius Naso (or 70?) | Manlius Aquillius (or 65?) | ||||
| 70 | Quintus Fufius Calenus (or 68?) | Marcus Cordus (?) (Or 68?) | Publius Mucius Scaevola | Titus Vettius Sabinus (or 66?) | ||
| 69 | Marcus Plaetorius Cestianus | Publius Sulpicius Galba | ||||
| 68 | Gaius Hosidius Geta (or 64?) | |||||
| 67 | Gaius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (od. 61/58) | Marcus Plaetorius Cestianus |
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| 66 | Quintus Pomponius Musa (or 56) | |||||
| 65 | Lucius Manlius Torquatus | |||||
| 64 | Lucius Roscius Fabatus (or 59?) | |||||
| 63 | Lucius Cassius Longinus (or 60?) | Lucius Furius Brocchus | ||||
| 62 | Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus (Paullus Lepidus) | Lucius Scribonius Libo | ||||
| 61 | Marcus Pupius Piso | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (od. 58) | ||||
| 60 | Publius Plautius Hypsaeus (? Sh. A. 58) | |||||
| 59 | Gaius Marcus Nonius Sufenas (or 57) | |||||
| 58 | Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (or 57) | Publius Plautius Hypsaeus (or 57) | Lucius Torquatus (?) | |||
| 57 | Gaius Servilius (or 58) | Gaius Considius Nonanius (od. 56) | ||||
| 56 | Lucius Marcius Philippus (od. 57) | Faustus Cornelius Sulla | Gaius Memmius | Quintus Pomponius Musa? (or 66) | ||
| 55 | Quintus Cassius Longinus (or 60?) | Publius Fonteius Capito | Publius Licinius Crassus | Aulus Plautius (as a curular aedile) | Gnaeus Plancius (Plancus) | |
| 54 | Marcus Junius Brutus | Quintus Pompey Rufus (Pomponius?) | Gaius Servilius Ahala (?) | Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus ?? | ||
| 53 | Marcus Valerius Messala | Gaius Coelius Caldus (od. 51) | ||||
| 52 | Lucius Vinicius | |||||
| 51 | Gaius Coelius Caldus (od. 53) | Servius Sulpicius | ||||
| 50 | Marcus Claudius Marcellus | |||||
| 49 | Gnaeus Nerius | Manlius Acilius Glabrio | Quintus Sicinius | Gaius Coponius | ||
| 49 | Lucius Cornelius Lentulus | Gaius Claudius Marcellus | Gnaeus Pompey Magnus | Terentius Varro | ||
| 49/48 | (Gaius Iulius Caesar) | |||||
| 48 | Albinus Bruti | Lucius Hostilius Sasera | Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (Caetronius) | Decimus Junius Brutus | Aulus Postumius Albinus | |
| 47 | Lucius Plautius Plancus | Aulus Licinius Nerva | Gaius Antius Restio (Resto) | |||
| 47 or 46 | Quintus Caecilius Metellus | Pius Scipio Nasica (?) | Eppius | Marcus Porcius Cato (Uticensis) | ||
| 46 | Manlius Cordius Rufus | Titus Carisius | Gaius Considius Paetus | |||
| 46 or 45 | (Gaius Iulius Caesar) | (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) | Marcus Publicius | |||
| 45 | Lucius Papius Celsus | Lucius Lollius Palicanus (Palicanus) | Lucius Valerius Acisculus | |||
| 45 | Gaius Clovius | (Gaius Iulius Caesar) | Pompey Magnus Pius | |||
| 44 | Marcus Mettius | Lucius Aemilius Buca | Publius Sepullius Macer | Gaius Cossutius Maridianus |
 
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| 44 or 43 | Quintus Nasidius | |||||
| 43 | Lucius Flaminius Chilo | Publius Accoleius (Acoleius) Lariscolus | Petillius Capitolinus |
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| 43 or 42 | L. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther | M. Junius Brutus | L. Sestius | Q. Servilius Caepio (??) | ||
| 43 or 42 | Pedanius Costa | P. Servilius Casca Longus | L. Plaetorius Cestianus | |||
| 42 | Publius Clodius Turrinus | Lucius Livineius Regulus | Gaius Vibius Varus | |||
| 42 | Lucius Mussidius Longus | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus | ||||
| 41 | Marcus Barbatius Pollio | Marcus Cocceius Nerva | Lucius Gellius Poplicola | (Cn. Domitius LfCn.n. Ahenobarbus?) | ||
| 41 | Gaius Clodius Vestalis | Gaius Numonius Vaala | Balbus Proprius (?) | Quintus Salvius (?) | ||
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| 38 | (Mark Antony) | (Gaius Iulius Caesar) | (Marcus Vipsanus Agrippa) | |||
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| 31 | Lucius Pinarius Scarpus | (Mark Antony) | ||||
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| 20th | C. Marcius Censorinus | |||||
| 19th | Quintus Rustias | |||||
| 18th | Publius Petronius Turpilianus | Lucius Aquilius Florus | Marcus Durmius | Titus Quinctius Crispinus Sulpicianus | ||
| 17th | Publius Licinius Stolo | Marcus Sanquinius | Tiberius Sempronius Graccus | |||
| 16 | Lucius Mescinius Rufus | Lucius Vinicius | Gaius Antistius Vetus | Gaius Cassius Celer |
 
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| 15th | Gaius Plotius Rufus | Gnaeus Piso | Lucius Naevius Sardinius (Surdinus) (od. 16) | |||
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| 13 | Gaius Marius Tro ... | Gaius Sulpicius Platorinus | Gaius Antistius Reginus | Lucius Lentulus? (Flamen martialis) | ||
| 12 | Lucius Caninius (Caminius) Gallus | |||||
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| 9 | Lamia | Silius | Annius | |||
| 8th | Pulcher | Taurus | Regulus | |||
| 7th | Marcus Macellius (Maecilius) Tullus | Marcus Salvius Otho | Plurius (Agrippa?) | |||
| 6th | Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus | |||||
| 5 | Publius Betilenus Bassus | Apronius Mesalla (or MA)? | Gallus Sisenna? | Tincommius ?? | ||
| 4th | Gaius Rubellius Blandus | L. Valerius Catullus? | ||||
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literature
- JR Jones: Mint Magistrates in the Early Roman Empire. BICS 17 (1970) 70-78.
- Michael Harlan: Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins 63BC-49BC , Seaby (1996), ISBN 0-7134-7672-9
- Rudi Gebhardt, Nicole J. Backes: Coin catalog Roman Republic. From 290 BC BC to Marcus Antonius. Battenberg, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89441-392-1
- David R. Sear: The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49–27 BC London (1998)
- Hélène Leclerc: Prosopography and Social History: The Augustan Moneyers, the Position and the Consulship, the Family Background. in: Mark Joyal (Ed.) In Altum: Seventy-Five Years of Classical Studies in Newfoundland . St. John's, Newfoundland (2001), ISBN 0-88901-351-9 , pp. 135-176.