Main Entry:

ses·terce

Pronunciation:

\ˈses-ˌtərs\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin sestertius, from sestertius two and a half times as great (from its being equal originally to two and a half asses), from semis half of an as, one half + tertius third — more at sesqui-, third

Date:

1598

: an ancient Roman coin equal to ¹⁄₄ denarius