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ses⋅terce

  [ses-turs]
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–noun
a silver coin of ancient Rome, the quarter of a denarius, equal to 2 1/2 asses: introduced in the 3rd century b.c.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L sēstertius, equiv. to sēs- half-unit (see sesqui- ) + tertius third (i.e., 2 units and half a 3rd one equal 2 1/2 asses)
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ses·terce   (sěs'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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