Why Did the Emperors Debase the Coinage in the Third

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why did the emperors debase the coinage in the third century?

• A) The Senate had to be bought off.
• B) The army had received raises that the treasury could not afford.
• C) There was a trade imbalance with India.
• D) Because of an outbreak of plague, there was less money collected in taxes.
• E) The emperors were redirecting the wealth to their own amici .

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