sestertius

[ se-stur-shuhs, -shee-uhs ]

noun

, plural ses·ter·ti·i [se-, stur, -hee-ahy].

1. sesterce.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sestertius¹

< Latin sēstertius; sesterce

Example Sentences

The best grew in the country of the Sabines, and were worth at Rome a sestertius, or 2d.

From Project Gutenberg

Though the sestertius, therefore, was originally a silver coin, its value was estimated in copper.

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Sestertius was a silver coin, stamped on one side with Castor and Pollux, and on the opposite with the city.

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