tɜrs noun
a silver coin of ancient Rome, the quarter of a denarius, equal to 2½ asses: introduced in the 3rd century b.c.
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sesterce or sestertius (ˈsɛstɛːs, sɛˈstɜːtɪəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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] | |
| sestertius or sestertius | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Latin sēstertius a coin worth two and a half asses, from sēmis half + tertius a third] | |
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