The End of the Roman Provincial Coinage in Moesia Inferior in the Light of the Historical Reconstructions of the 3rd Century AD

Abstract

Moesia Inferior was a border province strongly affected by the 3rd-century crisis, with an interesting evolution of the provincial monetary production and circulation during the period. The subject of the present research implies one complex question: what are the causes of the end of the local coin production here? During the period in question, a profound and complex change occurred in conjunction with the evolutions registered throughout the empire: from an area supplied through a dual monetary system (consisting of both imperial and provincial coinage) the area was integrated into the new economic framework based on the imperial mints. It could be stated that this process resulted from the combined action of various factors: the relationship between the local and central systems (the influence of the imperial reforms and transformations of the monetary system), external attacks, and the internal stage of development of the provinces. But how did all these factors combine and influence the cities of Moesia Inferior?