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antoninianus
[ an-tuh-nin-ee-ey-nuhs ]
noun
plural antoniniani
- a Roman coin of the 3rd century a.d., originally of silver but later debased.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of antoninianus1
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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.
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Aurelian made the first attempt to correct this evil by issuing only the Antoninianus and giving this a standard value.
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