sesterce

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 206 words | Copyright

sesterce ancient Roman coin, orig. equiv. to 2½ asses. XVI. — L. sestertius that is two and a half, f. sēmis half + tertius third; see SEMI-.
So sestertium 1000 sesterces. XVI. — L.

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