sestertium


ses·ter·tium

S0290400 (sĕ-stûr′shəm, -shē-əm)n. pl. ses·ter·tia (-shə, -shē-ə) A unit of currency in ancient Rome equivalent to 1,000 sesterces.
[Latin (mīlle) sēstertium, (a thousand) sesterces, genitive pl. of sēstertius, sesterce; see sesterce.]

sestertium

(sɛˈstɜːtɪəm) n, pl -tia (-tɪə) (Currencies) an ancient Roman money of account equal to 1000 sesterces[C16: from Latin, from the phrase mille sestertium a thousand of sesterces; see sesterce]

ses•ter•ti•um

(sɛˈstɜr ʃi əm, -ʃəm)

n., pl. -ti•a (-ʃi ə, -ʃə) a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces. [1530–40; < Latin sēstertium, genitive pl. of sēstertius, taken as neuter singular]