Antoninianus
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A silver coin used during the Roman Empire, equal to two denarii. historical
"From the 5th year on, Iuppiter conservator coins are continuously produced actually on antoninianuses;"
Example
More examples"From the 5th year on, Iuppiter conservator coins are continuously produced actually on antoninianuses;"
Etymology
From Late Latin Antōnīniānus (“pertaining to Antoninus”). Speculatively named in modern times after an Antoninus mentioned in the Augustan History, after whom some silver coins were said to be named. However, it is not known what this coin was called in antiquity.