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sesterce

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Main Entry:
ses·terce 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sesterce
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 14 denarius


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