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Mŏnēta, ae (archaic gen. Monetas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.), f. [moneo].

  1. I. The mother of the Muses, a transl. of the Gr. Μνημοσύνη: Μνημοσύνη Moneta, Gloss. Philox.; cf. Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 47; Hyg. Fab. praef.: filia Monetas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.
  2. II. A surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome money was coined: cum terrae motus factus esset, Ut sue plena procuratio fieret, vocem ab aede Junonis ex arce exstitisse; quocirca Junonem illam appellatam Monetam, Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101; cf. id. Phil. 7, 1, 1; Liv. 7, 28, 4; Ov. F. 1, 638; 6, 183; Val. Max. 1, 8, 3; Lact. 2, 7, 11: ubi nunc aedes atque officina Monetae est, Liv. 6, 20, 13.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. The place for coining money, the mint: ad Philotimum scripsi de viatico, sive a moneta, sive ab Oppiis, i. e. taken from the mint or borrowed from the Oppian usurers, Cic. Att. 8, 7, 3; Sid. Carm. 23, 41: monetae officinator, master of the mint, Inscr. Orell. 3227: monetae aequator, ib. 3228.
      2. 2. Coined money, coin, money (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): victaque concedit prisca moneta novae, Ov. F. 1, 222: nigrae, i. e. aereae, Mart. 1, 100, 13; Paul. Sent. 5, 25, 1: falsam monetam percussisse, id. ib. 5, 12, 12: probata, Vulg. Gen. 23, 16.
      3. 3. A stamp or die for coining money: a novā monetā, of a new stamp, Mart. 12, 55, 8.
        Hence, trop.: communi feriat carmen triviale moneta, of the common stamp, in ordinary style, Juv. 7, 55: jam tempus est quaedam ex nostrā, ut ita dicam, monetā proferri, Sen. Ben. 3, 35, 1: nomina Graeca Latinā monetā percussa, of the Latin stamp, App. Mag. p. 298, 33.

mŏnētālis, e, adj. [moneta], of or belonging to the mint; minted, coined (class.): triumviri monetales, the directors of the mint, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 30.
In jest of one who asks for money: monetali ascripsi, quod ille ad me pro consule, the money-man, Cic. Att. 10, 11, 5: aurum, coined, App. M. 7, p. 190, 21: pes monetalis, the Roman foot (because the standard was kept in the temple of Juno Moneta), Grom. Vet. p. 128, 2 sq.

mŏnētārĭus, a, um, adj. [moneta], of or belonging to the mint: FAMILIA, Inscr. Orell. 3226.
Hence, subst.: mŏnētārĭus, i, m., a master of the mint, Inscr. Mur. 968, 5: monetarii, minters, coiners (post-class.), Aur. Vict. Epit. Eutr. 35; Eutr. 9, 14; Vop. Aur. 38.