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| sesterce [ sésturss ] (plural sesterces [ səstərsiz ]) or sestertius [ se stúrti əss, se stúrshəss ] (plural sestertii [ se stúrti ī, se stúrshi ī ]) |
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Roman coin: an ancient Roman coin, originally silver but later bronze, worth a quarter of a denarius
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin sestertius 'two and one-half times as great' < semis 'half' + tertius 'third'] |
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