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antoninianus

American  
[an-tuh-nin-ee-ey-nuhs] / ˌæn təˌnɪn iˈeɪ nəs /

noun

PLURAL

antoniniani

  1. a Roman coin of the 3rd century a.d., originally of silver but later debased.

Etymology

Origin of antoninianus

< Latin Antōnīniānus pertaining to Antoninus, equivalent to Antōnīn ( us ) + -iānus -ian

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Caracalla issued a new silver coin, the Antoninianus, one and a half times the weight of the denarius of the day.

From Project Gutenberg

Aurelian made the first attempt to correct this evil by issuing only the Antoninianus and giving this a standard value.

From Project Gutenberg

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