sesterce

(ses′tərs)

noun

an old Roman coin, originally of silver, later of brass or copper, equal to denarius

Origin: L sestertius (nummus), for semis tertius, two and a half, because equal in value to two and a half asses

See sesterce in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A silver or bronze coin of ancient Rome equivalent to one fourth of a denarius.

Origin:

Origin: Latin sēstertius, a coin worth two and a half asses

Origin: : sēmis, half; see sēmi- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + tertius, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots

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