Moesia
 | Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. MOESIA, a country of Europe, between Mount Hemus and the Danube, joining to Pannonia. There were two provinces of Moesia, now called Servia and Bulgaria. The latter (or Upper Moesia) lying towards the Black Sea, and which was subdued by the Romans under L. Piso, during the reign of Augustus, the former (or Lower Moesia) was inhabited by the Getae. See P. M. S. COL. VIM., Provinciae Moesiae Superioris Colonia Viminacium.----The Roman legions stationed in the Upper Province are honoured by one of the large brass of Hadrian, on which, with the legend EXERCITVS MOESIACVS, that Emperor stands on an estrade addressing four soldiers. A visit paid by the same Prince to the province itself is also commemorated on another large bronze medal, inscribed ADVENTVI AVG. MOESIAE, and exhibiting the Emperor and the Province sacrificing at an altar. |
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Moesia
| Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. MOESIA, a country of Europe, between Mount Hemus and the Danube, joining to Pannonia. There were two provinces of Moesia, now called Servia and Bulgaria. The latter (or Upper Moesia) lying towards the Black Sea, and which was subdued by the Romans under L. Piso, during the reign of Augustus, the former (or Lower Moesia) was inhabited by the Getae. See P. M. S. COL. VIM., Provinciae Moesiae Superioris Colonia Viminacium.----The Roman legions stationed in the Upper Province are honoured by one of the large brass of Hadrian, on which, with the legend EXERCITVS MOESIACVS, that Emperor stands on an estrade addressing four soldiers. A visit paid by the same Prince to the province itself is also commemorated on another large bronze medal, inscribed ADVENTVI AVG. MOESIAE, and exhibiting the Emperor and the Province sacrificing at an altar. |
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Names of Governors and Legates on the coins of Moesia Inferior
ΗΓ = Governor, ΥΠ = Consular Legate
Coins known from Markianopolis = (M), Nikopolis ad Istrum = (N)
| Name | Common Inscription | Reign(s) | Dates |
| M. Antonius Zeno (N) | ΗΓΕ ΖΗΝΩΝΟΧ | Antoninus Pius, M. Aurelius as Caesar | 139 - 144 |
| Claudius Attalus (N) | ΗΓΕ ΚΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΟΥ | Commodus | 184 - 185 |
| Caecilius Maternus - (M) | ΗΓ ΚΑΙΚ ΜΑΤΕΡΝΟΥ | Commodus | 187 |
| Caecil. Servilianus - (N) | ΗΓ ΕΜΟ ΚΑΙΚΙ ΧΕΡΒΕΙΛΙΑ | Commodus | 189 -190 |
| Pollenius Auspex - (M)(N) | ΥΠ ΑΥCΠΕΚΟC | Septimius Severus | 193 - 195 |
| Cosconius Gentianus - (M)(N) | U K GENTIANOU | Septimius Severus | 196 |
| Ovinius Tertullus - (N) | UP A OBINI (or OOVIN) TERTULLOU | Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Geta, Plautilla | 198 - 201 |
| Aurelius Gallus - (M) | UP AUR GALLOU | Severans | 201 - 203 |
| Julius Faustinianus - (M) | U I FAUCTINIANOU | Severus, Caracalla | 207 - 210 |
| Flavius Ulpianus - (M)(N) | U FL OULPIANOU | Septimius Severus, Julia Domna | 210 - 211 |
| Quintillianus - (M) | UP KUNTILIANOU | Caracalla, Caracalla and Julia Domna | 215 |
| Statius Longinus - (N) | VP CTA LONGINOU | Macrinus, Diadumenian | 217 - 218 |
| P. Fu... Pontianus - (M)(N) | UP PONTIANOU | Macrinus, Diadumenian | 217 - 218 |
| Marcus Claudius Agrippa - (M)(N) | UP AGRIPPA | Macrinus, Diadumenian | 217 - 218 |
| Julius Antonius Seleucus - (M)(N) | UP IOUL ANT CELEUKOU | Elagabalus, Julia Soaemius | 218 - 222 |
| Ti. Flavius Novius Rufus - (N) | UP NOBIOU ROUFOU | Elagabalus | 218 - 222 |
| Sergius Titianus - (M) | UP CERG TITIANOU | Elagabalus, Elagabalus and Julia Maesa | 222 |
| Julius Gaetulicus - (M) | UP IOU GETOULIKOU | Severus Alexander, Julia Mamaea | 222 - 225 |
| Tib. Julius Festus | UP TIB IOUL FHCTOU | Severus Alexander, Julia Mamaea | 222 - 225 |
| Umbrius Tereventinus - (M) | HG OUM TEREBENTINOU | Severus Alexander, Julia Mamaea | 222 - 225 |
| Fir. Philopappus - (M) | UP FIR FILOPPAPOU | Severus Alexander, Julia Mamaea | 229 - 235 |
| Tullius Menophilus - (M) | UP MHNOFILOU | Gordian III, Gordian III and Serapis | 238 - 240 |
| Sabinius Modestus - (N) | UPCAB MODECTOU | Gordian III | 241 - 244 |
| Tertullianus - (M) | UP TERTULLIANOU | Gordian III, Tranquillina | 241 - 244 |
| Prastina Messallinus - (M) | UP PRACT MECCALLEINOU | Philip I, Otacilia Severus, Philip II and Sarapis | 244 - 247 |