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