The discovery of coins in the archaeological excavation of mithraea is often interpreted as the result of votive offerings, but it might be the effect of more complex and multifaceted phenomena. Indeed, the votive nature can only explain part of the findings, specifically those related to the earliest phases of the places of worship. The conditions in which the coins were found and the presence of similar contexts in contemporary buildings not used for cultic purposes open various interpretations, especially regarding the discoveries associated with later phases. This contribution aims to provide a preliminary general overview of the problem, considering some more recently discovered mithraea investigated using stratigraphic methods.
