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sēstertius
2 English words descend from Latin
sēstertius
, most common first.
sestertius
A large bronze or (rarely) small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic and Empire, valued at two and a half asses (a quarter of a denarius).
sesterce
Synonym of sestertius.