According to the Oxford Latin Dictionary, "moneta" had both the meanings
you mention, but also referred to the die from which the coins were struck
and to coinage or money itself. It doesn't seem to have been the usual word
for coin though. When you go from English to Latin in the Cassell's Latin
dictionary, "coin" translates as "nummus", "money" as "pecunia",
"argentum", and "aes". The coins themseves were "denarius", "sestertius",
and "as", the first two being silver, the latter copper.

There are many words that were added to Latin after the Classical period.
For example, "brunneus" (brown) is a Medieval coinage.

Gary

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