sestertius

Etymology
From, from +.

Noun

 * 1)   A large bronze or (rarely) small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic and Empire, valued at two and a half asses (a quarter of a denarius).

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: сестерция
 * Catalan: sesterci
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: sesterco
 * Finnish: sestertius
 * French:
 * German: Sesterz, Sesterze
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: セステルティウス
 * Latin: sēstertius
 * Polish: sestercja
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
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Etymology
From +, due to its value in asses.

Noun

 * 1) sesterce small coin worth 2 and a half asses, later 4 asses
 * 2) two and a half

Usage notes
Four sesterces were equal to one denarius, and a hundred sesterces to one aureus. Although there were larger coins in the empire, many large prices were calculated in sesterces instead.

When a distributive numeral is used in front of the neuter plural, it is read as that many thousands of sesterces. When a numeral adverb is used in front of the genitive plural, it is read as that many hundred thousands of sesterces.