ses·terce (s s tûrs )n. A silver or bronze coin of ancient Rome equivalent to one fourth of a denarius. [Latin s  stertius, a coin worth two and a half asses : smis, half; see smi- in Indo-European roots + tertius, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots.] |
sesterce [ˈsɛstɛːs], sestertius [sɛˈstɜːtɪəs]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a silver or, later, bronze coin of ancient Rome worth a quarter of a denarius
[from Latin sēstertius a coin worth two and a half asses, from sēmis half + tertius a third]
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