antoninianus
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The antoninianus was a Roman silver coin, later heavily debased, widely used during the 3rd century AD.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman antoninianus | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman coin
ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ |
| category | Roman Imperial coinage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedToBePrimaryCoinageByCentury | late 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| characteristic | heavily debased over time ⓘ |
| collectingField | Roman numismatics ⓘ |
| continuedUnderEmperors |
Aurelian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Decius NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallienus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordian III NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip the Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationMarker | radiate crown on emperor’s portrait ⓘ |
| economicEffect | contributed to inflation in the 3rd century Roman Empire ⓘ |
| faceValueRelativeTo | 2 denarii (nominal) ⓘ |
| firstIssuedUnderReignOf | Caracalla GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasType |
imperial issues
ⓘ
provincial imitations ⓘ |
| historicalContext | monetary response to increased military and administrative costs ⓘ |
| initialMetal | silver ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Caracalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 215 ⓘ |
| languageOfLegends | Latin ⓘ |
| laterAppearance | more coppery color due to debasement ⓘ |
| laterMetal |
billon
ⓘ
bronze ⓘ |
| materialTrend | progressive reduction of silver content ⓘ |
| mintedBy | multiple imperial mints across the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| numismaticSignificance | key type for studying 3rd‑century Roman monetary history ⓘ |
| obverseDepiction |
emperor with radiate crown
ⓘ
empress on crescent moon (for female issues) ⓘ |
| productionTechnique | struck coinage ⓘ |
| replacedCoin | denarius ⓘ |
| reverseDepiction |
Roman deities
ⓘ
military themes ⓘ personifications ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
aurelianianus
ⓘ
reformed late 3rd‑century bronze issues ⓘ |
| typicalDiameter | approximately 20–23 mm (early issues) ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | around 4.5–5.5 grams (early issues) ⓘ |
| typicalWeightRelativeTo | about 1.5 denarii (not full double) GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedDuringCentury | 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valueRelationTo | multiple of the as ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Roman antoninianus