sesterce - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sesterce' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sesterce

[ n.]

- A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents.

Nearby Words:

sesame sesamoid sesamoidal sesban sesqui- sesquialter sesquialtera sesquialteral sesquialterate sesquialterous

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