battere moneta

Italian

Verb

bàttere moneta (first-person singular present bàtto moneta, first-person singular past historic battéi moneta, past participle battùto moneta, auxiliary avére)

(intransitive) to mint coins
Synonyms: coniare, monetare
- c. 13^th century, Ricordano Malespini, “Come Athalan hebbe tre figliuoli, e di Italia per cui fu nominata”, in Historia antica‎, published 1568, page 2:
  lo ſicondo hebbe nome Dardano, lo quale […] in prima batte moneta e diede corſo di ſpendere
  [lo sicondo ebbe nome Dardano, lo quale […] in prima batté moneta e diede corso di spendere]
  The second one was named Dardanus, who, for the first time ever, minted coins, and gave rise to spending

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