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sesterce
ses·terce S0290300 (sĕs′tûrs′)n. A silver or bronze coin of ancient Rome equivalent to one fourth of a denarius.
[Latin sēstertius, a coin worth two and a half asses : sēmis, half; see sēmi- in Indo-European roots + tertius, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]sesterce (ˈsɛstɛːs) or sestertiusn, pl sesterces or sestertii (sɛˈstɜːtɪaɪ) (Currencies) a silver or, later, bronze coin of ancient Rome worth a quarter of a denarius[C16: from Latin sēstertius a coin worth two and a half asses, from sēmis half + tertius a third]ses•terce (ˈsɛs tɜrs)
n. a silver coin of ancient Rome, the quarter of a denarius, equal to 2½ asses. [1590–1600; < Latin sēstertius=sēs- half-unit (see sesqui-) + tertius third] Sesterce
Sesterce (also sestertius), a coin circulated in ancient Rome. Beginning in 269 B.C., the sesterce was minted from silver; from the late first century B.C.. it was minted from an alloy of base metals. Initially worth 2½ asses, in 217 B.C.. it became equal to 4 asses. The sesterce was the basic Roman medium of exchange and unit of value. |