sestertius
[ se-stur-shuh s, -shee-uh s ]
/ sɛˈstɜr ʃəs, -ʃi əs /
noun, plural ses·ter·ti·i [se-stur-hee-ahy] /sɛˈstɜr hiˌaɪ/.
Origin of sestertius
< Latin
sēstertius; see
sesterce
Words nearby sestertius
sessional indemnity,
sessionman,
sessions,
sesterce,
sestertium,
sestertius,
sestet,
sestina,
sesto san giovanni,
sestos,
set
Example sentences from the Web for sestertius
The best grew in the country of the Sabines, and were worth at Rome a sestertius, or 2d.
Sestertius was a silver coin, stamped on one side with Castor and Pollux, and on the opposite with the city.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology |Charles K. DillawayThough the sestertius, therefore, was originally a silver coin, its value was estimated in copper.