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Definition of Sesterce

Sesterce
Sesterce Ses"terce, n. [L. sestertius (sc. nummus), fr. sestertius two and a half; semis half + tertius third: cf. F. sesterce.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents. Note: The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand sesterces, equal to [pounds]8 17s 1d. sterling, or about $43, before the reign of Augustus. After his reign its value was about [pounds]7 16s. 3d. sterling. The sesterce was originally coined only in silver, but later both in silver and brass.

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- The sestertius (pl.: sestertii) or sesterce (pl.: sesterces) was an ancient Roman coin. During the Roman Republic it was a small, silver coin issued only...
- Short Film Competition Sesterce d’or — Best medium length film Jury Prize — Most innovative medium length film Special Mention Sesterce d’argent — Best short...
- family. The sesterce with his three sisters was discontinued after 39, due to Caligula's su****ion regarding their loyalty. He also made a sesterce celebrating...
- the civil wars, to po****r dismay. The soldiers were each given 24,000 sesterces (a lifetime's worth of pay); further games and celebrations were put on...
- (English "sesterces", symbolized as HS) was the basic unit of reckoning value into the 4th century, though the silver denarius, worth four sesterces, was also...
- History that Cleopatra once dissolved a pearl worth tens of millions of sesterces in vinegar just to win a dinner-party bet. The accusation that Antony...
- auctioned the empire to the highest bidder, Didius Juli****, for 25,000 sesterces per man. The people of Rome were appalled and appealed to the frontier...
- kilometres (12 mi) from Rome. He gave his soldiers a donative of a thousand sesterces (250 denarii) each, and raised the annual wage for a soldier in the legions...
- spent on the army; he had greatly increased their pay from 2,000 sesterces to 3,000 sesterces per year. The increased expenditures forced Caracalla to strip...
- historians, Tiberius left the imperial treasury with nearly 3 billion sesterces upon his death. Rather than embark on costly campaigns of conquest, he...