(Sep 20, 2012)
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| Weight | 2.6 g | | Diameter | 17 mm | | Obverse | IMP CAES M AVR ANT AVG P TR P, laureate, draped & | | Reverse | MINER VICTRIX, Minerva standing left, holding Victory and spear, shield at feet | | Reference | RSC 159a | He decreased the silver purity of the denarius from 56.5% to 51.5%, the actual silver weight dropping from 1.81 grams to 1.66 grams – though the overall weight slightly increased
In 215 he also introduced the antoninianus , a "double denarius" weighing 5.1 grams and containing 2.6 grams of silver – a purity of 52%
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