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* Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]], served under [[Aegon I|Aegon the Conqueror]].  
 
* Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]], served under [[Aegon I|Aegon the Conqueror]].  
 
* Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], served under [[Jaehaerys I]] and then his grandson [[Viserys I]].
 
* Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], served under [[Jaehaerys I]] and then his grandson [[Viserys I]].
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* Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], served under his brother Viserys I before being removed and later made [[master of laws]].
 
* Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], served under [[Aegon II]].
 
* Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], served under [[Aegon II]].
 
* The husband of [[Elaena Targaryen]].
 
* The husband of [[Elaena Targaryen]].

Revision as of 09:08, 18 June 2014

Littlefinger acts as the Master of Coin.
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The master of coin is the chief financial adviser of the king and is a member of the small council in King's Landing.

Duties

Duties of the master of coin include keeping account of the receipts and expenditures from the royal treasury, receiving reports from royal officials, supervising the collection of taxes and custom duties, borrowing money, managing the royal treasury and supervising the three royal mints. The master of coin oversees a large number of offices including the four Keepers of the Keys, the King's Counter, the King's Scales, the officers in charge of mints, harbormasters, tax farmers, customs sergeants, wool factors, toll collectors, pursers and wine factors.[1]

History

During the War of Conquest Crispian Celtigar served Aegon I Targaryen as the first master of coin. Nearly two centuries later, even though Elaena Targaryen's husband sat on the king's small council as master of coin, it was widely known that she was the one performing the duties.[2]

List of Known Masters of Coin

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

After the death of Tywin Lannister, Queen Regent Cersei renames the office lord treasurer, a style used in the Free Cities,[3], as well as in Sunspear.[4]

Quotes

The master of coin finds the money. The king and the Hand spend it.[5]

- Petyr Baelish, to Eddard Stark


The master of coin must be frugal.[6]

- Varys, to Eddard Stark


We owe Lord Tywin some three million dragons at present, what matter another hundred thousand?[5]

- Petyr Baelish

References and Notes

  1. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 17, Tyrion IV.
  2. Three Maidens in the Tower (June 27, 2006) So Spake Martin
  3. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 17, Cersei IV.
  4. A Feast for Crows, Appendix
  5. 5.0 5.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 20, Eddard IV, p 194.
  6. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 58, Eddard XV.