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Definition of: sesterce
(ses′tûrs) noun plural ·ter·ces (-tûr′sēz)
A coin of ancient Rome equal to 1/4 denarius: originally of silver, later of bronze. Also ses·ter′ti·us (-shē·əs). [<L sestertius (nummus) (a coin) that is two and a half <semis half + tertius third; so called because worth two and a half asses]
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