sestertia

Variant of sestertium

sestertium definition

ses·ter·tium (ses tʉr′s̸hē əm, -s̸həm)

noun pl. sestertia -·tia (-s̸hē ə, -s̸hə)

a monetary unit of ancient Rome, equal to 1,000 sesterces

Etymology: L < (mille) sestertium, gen. pl. of sestertius: see sesterce

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