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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sesterce /ˈsɛstəːs/ (also sestertius /sɛˈstəːʃəs/)

▶noun (pl. sesterces /-siːz/ or sestertii /-ˈstəːʃɪiː/) an ancient Roman coin and monetary unit equal to one quarter of a denarius.

– origin from L. sestertius (nummus) ‘(coin) that is two and a half (asses)’.

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