Moedas do Seminário S. Pedro, S. Paulo e Museu PIO XII. Braga

The economy of the roman cities suggests an intimate relation with the mass and the monetary circulation, with clear social impact, presented by periods of acceleration and stagnation that leave traces in the quantity of currencies in circulation, which can be evaluated by the monetary treasures or the loose coins found in excavations carried out in urban areas. In the case of Bracara Augusta, we already have some important indicators that point to a constant growth of the monetary mass throughout the roman period, in accordance with the available data about the economic development of the city. Lesser known, perhaps, is the late imperial economic context, which justifies this work, centered on the study of the monetary treasures of this period, identified in domestic contexts. Indeed, until now we know six treasures discovered in late imperial and late antiquity occupations. On these were identified on the archaeological zones of the Seminary of St. Peter and St. Paul/Seminary of St. James.