sestertius
noun
sestertii
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pluralof sestertius.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They had barely a hundred sestertii between them; but Marcus drew forth an amount equal to the three fines, and, handing the money to an accensus, bade him pay the shepherd.
From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Now be thou composed as becomes the owner of so many talents in ready sestertii!
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
If I return, I will seek my sestertii again; if I am not victor, I will not return.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
Suppose you find your friend to-night, and place to his order sestertii in such amount as you choose.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
It is represented on some of the sestertii.
From The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 04: Caligula by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
