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ses·terce

 (sĕs′tûrs′)
n.
A silver or bronze coin of ancient Rome equivalent to one fourth of a denarius.
[Latin sēstertius, a coin worth two and a half asses : sēmis, half; see sēmi- in Indo-European roots + tertius, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]
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sesterce

(ˈsɛstɛːs) or

sestertius

n, pl sesterces or sestertii (sɛˈstɜːtɪaɪ)
(Currencies) a silver or, later, bronze coin of ancient Rome worth a quarter of a denarius
[C16: from Latin sēstertius a coin worth two and a half asses, from sēmis half + tertius a third]
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ses•terce

(ˈsɛs tɜrs)

n.
a silver coin of ancient Rome, the quarter of a denarius, equal to 2½ asses.
[1590–1600; < Latin sēstertius=sēs- half-unit (see sesqui-) + tertius third]
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