sestertius
Americannoun
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sestertii
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Etymology
Origin of sestertius
< Latin sēstertius; see sesterce
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Thus a sestertius, which was of silver, and was worth four asses, was paid with one as, which was of brass; or the fourth part only of the debt was paid.
From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by John Selby Watson
A sestertius is only worth a loaf of bread.
From Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw
The sestertius was worth from four to five cents.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Curtis C. Bushnell
It was arranged then that a messenger should go at night to Thord's lodging-place with the four thousand sestertii.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
"I will take thy sestertii," answered a Roman youth, preparing to write.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
Ten thousand sestertii were never won so easily.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
Sester′tium, a money of account equal to 1000 sestertii.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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
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