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“coiner” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

coiner
monetae opifex: monetarius (post-Augustan): cusor (Codex Justinianus, 10, 64, 1).
Counterfeiter, paracharactes (παραχαράκτης. Codex Theodosianus, 9. 21, 9): falsae monetae reus (as accused of the crime, ibid.). To be a coiner of base money, monetam adulterinam exercere (Ulp.): nummos adulterinos percutere (after Suet., Ner., 25).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for coiner?
The usual Latin words for “coiner” are monētārius, cūsor, părăchăractes. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.