antoninianus

noun

an·​to·​nin·​i·​a·​nus

ˌantəˌninēˈānəs

plural antoniniani

-ˈāˌnī

: an ancient Roman coin originally worth two denarii

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, literally, of Antoninus, from Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla †a.d. 217 Roman emperor who introduced it + Latin -ianus -ian

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