English Explanatory Dictionary

antoninianus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A silver coin used during the Roman Empire, equal to two denarii.

Word forms

antoninianus antoniniani 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.

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